what is the purpose of off-grid living ?
you don't need to go off grid to have solar, batteries, generator or anything else.
reminds me of a home on Build show on YouTube that had like a 35 KW Tesla roof, 10 Tesla Powerwalls, Two Generators ... and that was on top of like 400A grid service.
i would rather be paid by the grid for excess Solar capacity than be left without power after a hail storm.
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Fragility, in Taleb's sense of the word. And money.
If you're still grid-connected, you're still paying "service charges", a majority of the cost of electricity here.
And whilst notionally you can get paid for feed-in to the grid, in practice its a govt-regulated oligopsony. Here, feed-in tariffs were recently lowered by decree to 1c per kW/h.
A majority of solar systems here are "grid-tied", so if the grid goes out, you go out. I've never seen a transfer switch in this country, I should check the AU Standard but I believe they're as good as illegal, even though very common in Asia.
Off-grid is simply better.
If you're worried about hail, screen with pvc-coated wire mesh. You'll lose maybe 5% peak. Or do what I do and keep spare panels behind the shed.
I lived off grid for many years without electricity. With the right kind of circumstances it is simple and pleasant. It offers independence.
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Plus, the power goes out pretty frequently around here but it doesn't affect me 🤷
I also have low electricity needs, so a fairly small system is enough for me.
