![]() The average cost to drill a private well is $5,500, or $15-30 per drilled foot, though this can be higher in areas with poor soil quality. This amount will increase proportionally to the electricity required to power your home, so if your property is larger or you have more people living there, you will likely spend more. Off-Grid Solar Systemĭepending on the average amount of electricity you require, you can anticipate spending between $45,000 and $65,000 to install a new off-grid solar system (pre-rebates, tax credits, or state incentives). It is possible to buy an off-the-grid home, but it will cost you tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars. Real estate costs a significant portion of the costs associated with starting this lifestyle, with many people prefer buying land and build instead of converting an existing home. You cannot build an off-grid home without access to land. When determining whether an off-grid lifestyle is within your financial means, you must consider the following cost factors: Land However, there are numerous up-front expenses to consider, and it is not as simple or inexpensive as purchasing land and opening a store. Living off the grid will indeed free you from utility bills each month. Those individuals who live “off the grid” frequently lack modern conveniences such as home internet and phone lines. ![]() Homes that are “off the grid” rely solely on renewable energy sources like solar power and on-site water supplies like private wells. They’re referring to a lifestyle in which they don’t rely on centralized utility infrastructures like those that provide electricity, water, gas, and sewage access. You can see what “off the grid” means in action on this Youtube channel, Off Grid With Jake And Nicole. Even though there were a lot of people there, Jake and Nicole Mace managed to talk to each other and eventually exchanged numbers. Nicole had heard of Jake and his urban gardening YouTube channel from her boss, who had bought them tickets to his gardening workshop. I will say, it feels good to finally be settled.The first time Jake and Nicole met was in 2017 in Tempe, Arizona, during one of Jake’s urban garden tours and workshops for a group of students that included Nicole. ![]() I look forward to sharing more of this journey with you as my path unfolds. I’m uploading photos from the last few days in this post and I have uploaded my Patrons only Naked Poem reading on my Video page. ![]() I try to shred raw and real moments with you beautiful people. I tend to get a tad nervous on video, so I stumbled on a couple of my words, but decided to stick with the original recording so it’s more authentic and unpracticed. I asked my good friend and blog reader “R Jr.” to help me choose a focus for today’s video. I managed to sneak a few moments for myself. Today the drip edge and membrane for the living roof on the dojo are being installed. I am forever grateful to everyone who made this possible. He lovingly calls my studio the “Goddess Dojo”. My brother-in-law and my sister built the arbutus cabin and my longtime friend and lover who is an experienced builder with a focus on natural and sustainable building did the lion’s share of the work, on my studio. If you have ever taken on a building project before you’ll know how daunting it can be. So now that both spaces are complete I will likely create content in my studio and blog in my living space (Arbutus Cabin). You’ll be happy to know (if you like reading my blog that is, lol) that my kitchen/living room space (photos to come) has Wifi. In addition, because my new studio/bedroom/glass house is off grid, there’s no Wifi. I apologize for turning my energy inwards but I have been a very busy woman. What a journey the last couple weeks have been. “As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness…Home is where the heart is.” – Unknown
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