In Washington, scientists developed a model home that not only avoids energy bills, but it actually produces net additional energy that the homeowners would be able to sell for profit. The National Institute of Standards and Technology created the “Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility,” a home that uses an exciting combination of solar panels,
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Going off the grid is about living more efficiently, and for many it is also about getting ready for the dramatic environmental and societal changes that may be coming. But more than anything else, going off the grid is about finally taking complete and total control of your circumstances and the way you choose to live, and this is what motivates off-the-gridders who decide to construct their own brand-new dream homes instead of just purchasing something decent that has already been built. But if this is what you want to do (and if it is,
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