Living OFF THE GRID

[PacoMartin]

Originally Posted by guidoLaMoto

.The economic factor probably doesn't make sense unless you live in , say, SoCal, where there is plenty of sun and grid prices are atrociously high.

I seriously doubt that anyone who is off the grid makes out financially unless you live in such a remote location that the hook up costs are huge or impossible.

The highest electric bills are in these states

1. Alabama
2. South Carolina
3. Connecticut
4. Mississippi
5. Hawaii
6. Florida

Obviously CT and HI have high bills because of high rates, while the southern states have high bills since they need to run air conditioning most days.

Places like Maine have relatively low electric bills because normally you would never install electric heat, and you have very little or no air conditioning. Maine and Montana are good candidates for going off grid because often you simply need to run a refrigerator, lights, and computers. Even refrigeration can sometimes be done with an outside storage bin.

These states have the lowest electric bills. Utah and Colorado don't need much air conditioning. Washington has very low rates because of hydroelectric power like Grand Coulee which provides an abundance of cheap electricity. Illinois because of the large amount of nuclear power generated, and California since the climate is not so hot that you need electricity for air conditioning in much of the state (even though the rates are high).

1. Utah
2. Colorado
3. New Mexico
4. District of Columbia
5. Washington
6. Illinois
7. California