Years ago, I decided to get off the electricity grid. I thought it would be fairly easy and cheap. Not so. My all electric house used so much power that a renewable system was far out of my reach. I began to reduce my electricity usage. The first thing I did was to kill all phantom loads. These are the things that suck up power, even when turned off. I put them on switch strips and turn them off when not in use. I then made the habit of being aware of all my energy and water use. Just by being aware and using it only when necessary, I began to reduce my consumption. Slowly, I began to see my utility bills start to decrease. Then I set about getting all possible heating appliances off electricity. Heating is the biggest user of electricity and also the easiest to switch to alternatives. But that is for the next post.....
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