Off-grid living is slowly and methodically being regulated out of existence by many local governments throughout the United States and Canada, an Off The Grid News analysis has found. Although there certainly are places where living off the gird ...
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How Debt Could Bring Down Greece’s (And America’s) Power Grid
The debt crisis in Greece demonstrates that the greatest threat to the power grid that supplies our homes, vehicles and businesses with electricity could be simple economics. Utilities and other energy suppliers could shut down because they run out of ...
Read More »City Threatens Widow With Eviction For Living Off The Grid
What if you chose to live off the grid – even ditching all utilities – only to learn that the local government has rules against such a lifestyle? Even worse, what if you wanted to live off the grid and ...
Read More »Florida City Evicting Woman For Living Off The Grid
Editor’s note (March 2014): Hear our in-depth interview with Robin Speronis here. Hear her discuss the latest court ruling here. A Florida widow has been ordered to leave her home by city officials because she discussed her off the grid lifestyle ...
Read More »Report: Northeast Blackout of 2003 Could Happen Again
The electric power grid in the United States is unreliable and more expensive than ever before. That’s the conclusion from an Associated Press report, which notes the amount of time the average American family spends without electricity has increased by ...
Read More »Water Bills Could Triple For Cash-Strapped Americans
A new report by the American Water Works Association has determined that the aging infrastructure of most of America’s water system is going to need to be replaced soon, at a cost of more than $1 trillion dollars if done ...
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