http://www.off-grid.net/2010/02/07/smart-grid-pain-begins/ renewable energy,survival,save money,self build,Green homes,Solar power, cheap power, 12 volt, Solar panels, Wind power, peak oil, Batteries, Inverter, Generator, Rainwater harvesting, survivalist, prepper, self-sufficient, vans, yurts, yachts, RVs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.off-grid.net/2010/02/07/smart-grid-pain-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-283731 trisha duignan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:26:57 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4437#comment-283731 Friends, Methane energy has been put to the side because it is not plausable on a large scale. In other words, the government (or monopoly) would not be able to produce it for a profit. However, it is very manageable on a smaller scale. The u.s. government is already using this technology at a smaller scale because it so obviously the best available choice out there. We should all be able to have our own methane energy generator - at not monthly cost - except for the waste we produce: talk about a renewable source. It may cost us a lot of jobs, but those folks could be used to sell, distribute, install, repair, replace and upgrade this equipment which will take several years, possibly the rest of their lives. Meanwhile the government could continue to get their energy from those old school resources if they choose. We have lost so many of our basic freedoms. Friends, Methane energy has been put to the side because it is not plausable on a large scale. In other words, the government (or monopoly) would not be able to produce it for a profit. However, it is very manageable on a smaller scale. The u.s. government is already using this technology at a smaller scale because it so obviously the best available choice out there. We should all be able to have our own methane energy generator – at not monthly cost – except for the waste we produce: talk about a renewable source. It may cost us a lot of jobs, but those folks could be used to sell, distribute, install, repair, replace and upgrade this equipment which will take several years, possibly the rest of their lives. Meanwhile the government could continue to get their energy from those old school resources if they choose. We have lost so many of our basic freedoms.

]]> http://www.off-grid.net/2010/02/07/smart-grid-pain-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-283550 Ken Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:31:24 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4437#comment-283550 I would beg for a re-write on the opening sentence. It may be true that one day only the rich will be able to afford to heat and cool their homes AS PART OF THE GRID. but you don't have to be rich to do it off-grid. I would beg for a re-write on the opening sentence. It may be true that one day only the rich will be able to afford to heat and cool their homes AS PART OF THE GRID. but you don’t have to be rich to do it off-grid.

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