Angry over blackouts, wildfires caused by utilities and rising electricity bills, a small but growing number of Californians in rural areas and in the suburbs of San Francisco are going off the grid. They can do so because of a stunning drop in the cost of solar panels and batteries over the last decade. Some homeowners who have built new, off-grid homes say they have even saved money because their systems were cheaper than securing a new utility connection.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/business/energy-environme…
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Add a gas powered emergency generator (really cheap) and it’s bullet proof.
Denny Schlesinger
Except that CA recently outlawed the sale of ICE gensets in CA.
re:Buy one in Texas.
Exactly. As if the network is not self healing and naturally routes around obstructions. As if there will be no blackmarket. It’s only 3 hours to Yuma from my place. As if there will be no upswing in small engine repair/rebuilder business.
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Except that CA recently outlawed the sale of ICE gensets in CA.
I don’t think that the law has gone into effect yet.
They show in stock at my local HD
Mike
re: PRK ICE genset ban
I don’t think that the law has gone into effect yet.
In effect 2028. Until then stock up.