Living Off the Grid; Is It for You?

Are you getting tired of the high gasoline prices to fill up your automobile? Well what about the high natural gas prices to heat your home or the increasing energy costs of electricity? Well if you really get tired of this and have come to a wits end, perhaps it is time to consider living off the grid. That is to say living without hooking up to natural gas or electricity from electric power plants. But how can this be possible you ask?

Well consider a home, which uses solar energy and wind to generate electricity to charge up batteries in your home and a home, which is properly designed and well insulated. By living in an energy efficient house and considering the many modern break thrus in solar energy generation and wind turbine power, the possible future of you and your family living off the grid may someday be a reality you see?

Did you know that electric wind turbines with new materials are almost twice as efficient as in the past decade and solar has also come a long way too? In fact some new solar technologies are 5 times more efficient and cost half the price as before meaning your ROI return on investment is quite doable and makes sense really. Within the next decade battery technology will be available too which is 4 times more efficient and lasts 4 times longer. Add all this up and then ask yourself; have you considered living off the grid?

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