Off-Grid Living with Renewable Energy
Life off the electricity grid, using renewable energy, with best selling author William “Bill” Kemp and his wife, living the good life with a low impact on the planet.
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his point isn’t valid in any respect. if everyone with enough “CASH” invested in renewable energy as these people did the planet would be much better off.
It’s only a matter of time , the government will come and confiscate ALL your land because you’re not paying your taxes assholes.
I’ve been working on RE proposals and feel like I keep hitting walls so wanted to see something inspirational to keep me going. This definitely did it! Thanks Bill and Lorraine!! One day when I get a home I will keep you in mind and may even contact you for help (if you don’t mind ;)
the problem with getting green is its just way too expensive so people say no. If Alternative energy was cheaper the whole world would have changed by now.
This is crap and not available to the average person. Zerocarbon is a myth we’re carbon based lifeforms for spites sake! This nothing but an example of those that can have, have! This is not a good example of anything that great.
truly awsome , thanks for sharing , id tell the uncle that he can loose his right to visit and take me LOL
I like this — I don’t care how much of a “purist” a person is…they are living their lives off the grid and I’m NOT. They made their choice to do what was needed to be debt-free, and I haven’t gotten there YET. I applaud them. While I worry that Mr. Kemp’s coffee habit may cause him problems down the road….BFD….it’s still his perogative to live in the pursuit of happiness as he finds it. Very good!
The Powers That Be (PTB) will never want this to occur - need to take our power back!
@duddevil cant be done because the power companies don’t want you to do it..if you do they want a profit out of it..building a home needs land permit..
I guess I say that I am glad you at at least trying. However, while there are many people who would like to live off grid, when the price of what you have build hits them in the face they run for the hills. I wounder if this house is really totally off grid. I don’t see much reducion in the carbon footprint either. But again at least you are trying.
i was with them until i saw the smart car.
Heh what a bunch of yuppies
Man I just want 100 acres. I don’t even need a mailbox, just 100 acres.
@duddevil, “they don’t know how to take care of anything,” Are you saying that because their animals are dying or because they have an income that allows for luxuries you can’t afford? Money isn’t the issue here. Living green doesn’t mean going homeless or living in a shoe box on the street. No one “just HAPPENS to have a lot of cash”, you have to EARN money. Whats important here’s they spent EARNED income on efficient power systems, if ‘yuppies’ can be comfortable off the grid you can too.
@superpunchy71 just like it’s done in Space. NASA does the same thing.
thank you for sharing your story
Agggh fogot this was on last night. Luckily I found it online this morning at lastnightstvshows (.) com
Unfortunately due to government subsidies and major corporations buying patents to block the further development of renewable energy the market forces have not had a chance to work to bring down the prices on alot of solar, geo-thermal, and wind power. It’s still much cheaper in the long run from my research to be off the grid, just takes a little more start up money. If you build your own home and you can save over 100,000 dollars easy.
I think the fact that they haven’t “altered their way of life in any way shape or form” is the very point that they are making. The ability to stop wasting natural resources and continue to enjoy the amenities of on-the-grid living is a reality. I don’t think it matters whether you have the ability to purchase it outright or put it together as you go. What matters is that people like this, cash-purchase or do-it-yourself, are having a positive impact on the planet on which we live.
Very nice place, this is more realistic than some of the hippie compounds in mud huts.
Not true, you just have to be hidden well.
I converted my home to a net-zero solared powered home (no oil or gas either)…I made a youtube video showing what my family did…
you can find us on facebook under earthship.florida; we’re well connected in that world
how do you get in touch with ppl if you want to live off the grid?
@dwaynec995 you cant avoid paying property tax. without loosing you house or goin to jail. somethin like that
@dwaynec995 i can see not paying insurance. but how you cant not pay property tax..