Comments on: Off The Grid House http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/off_the_grid_house/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sage Olson http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/off_the_grid_house/comment-page-1/#comment-2857 Sage Olson Sun, 18 Jul 2004 23:50:12 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=543#comment-2857 That's not particularly spectacular – I know, because I live in a "disconnected" house. ;-) We create our own electricity, almost exclusively through solar arrays (living in southern California makes that possible), with a generator as backup. Gas is delivered here about once a month, and we have our own well for water (which is never short – we take long showers, water the lawn several times a day, wash clothes and dishes, etc.). And we have a leech field for all waste. And the best part? No utility bills, aside from gas. :-) Granted, our home isn't anywhere near as extravagant as that one, but my dad isn't exactly made of money. By the way, Edison wanted $100,000 from us to extend its electrical lines an extra mile to reach our (and our neighbors') house(s), so that's why we settled for self-sufficiency. And for pete's sake, somebody tell Mr. Hyatt to make labels work correctly in Safari! :-) That’s not particularly spectacular – I know, because I live in a “disconnected” house. ;-) We create our own electricity, almost exclusively through solar arrays (living in southern California makes that possible), with a generator as backup. Gas is delivered here about once a month, and we have our own well for water (which is never short – we take long showers, water the lawn several times a day, wash clothes and dishes, etc.). And we have a leech field for all waste. And the best part? No utility bills, aside from gas. :-)

Granted, our home isn’t anywhere near as extravagant as that one, but my dad isn’t exactly made of money. By the way, Edison wanted $100,000 from us to extend its electrical lines an extra mile to reach our (and our neighbors’) house(s), so that’s why we settled for self-sufficiency.

And for pete’s sake, somebody tell Mr. Hyatt to make labels work correctly in Safari! :-)

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