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Another point about off grid living, is many who attempt this can do so because they have lots and lots of money, more money than they need.
If you were to take a drive through a lower working class area you won’t see a Tesla in the drive way, or solar panels on the roof, you won’t see back up batteries or back up generators or independent waste management systems. These are expensive things and are the playground of rich communities.
Secondly, those who have spent the money on becoming energy independent soon get to learn how intermittent renewables are even for their own homes and times when they have had to switch on diesel generators. The other thing is that the renewable technology has to be renewed every say 15 to 20 years and earlier if you live in a harsher climate, be it near the ocean with all the salty air or very cold places where it snows. Good luck with solar energy if you get snow dumped on your roof for a week.
Luckily in a place like Australia, if you choose the right area ( usually more expensive to buy) you can expect mild conditions year round.
If you then want to scale this up to powering cities and the manufacturing industry, steel and concrete, it’s an entirely different matter,
If you were to take a drive through a lower working class area you won’t see a Tesla in the drive way, or solar panels on the roof, you won’t see back up batteries or back up generators or independent waste management systems. These are expensive things and are the playground of rich communities.
Secondly, those who have spent the money on becoming energy independent soon get to learn how intermittent renewables are even for their own homes and times when they have had to switch on diesel generators. The other thing is that the renewable technology has to be renewed every say 15 to 20 years and earlier if you live in a harsher climate, be it near the ocean with all the salty air or very cold places where it snows. Good luck with solar energy if you get snow dumped on your roof for a week.
Luckily in a place like Australia, if you choose the right area ( usually more expensive to buy) you can expect mild conditions year round.
If you then want to scale this up to powering cities and the manufacturing industry, steel and concrete, it’s an entirely different matter,
