First let us find out what "off the grid" living means. Living off the grid simply means removing all dependency on fossil fuel and turning to cleaner sources of energy. We are all aware of what is happening to our environment. The effects of global warming can now be felt all over the world. Extreme catastrophes are now being attributed to global warming and other environmental deterioration that we are experiencing right now. Tsunamis, earthquakes, typhoons and hurricanes according to experts have been more frequent and more devastating these past decades than ever before. Governments all over the world have been exerting efforts to keep everyone informed through their own Climate Change Committee.
Today, there are people who have recognized the bad effects of global warming and have already chosen not just to sit around and listen but to do something as well. These people have already chosen to live off the grid. No fossil fuels. No electricity from independent power sources or even water supplied in their homes using artificial electric sources. What they use are power generated from renewable energy. Renewable energy is energy generated from clean sources like sun, water and wind. Sounds difficult? Not at all! You may think it but the truth is there are actually a lot of benefits that can be derived from living off the grid.
The Environment is safer
By choosing to change from fossil fuel to renewable energy you are contributing in making the environment a safer world to live in. Renewable energy like solar power and wind energy as well as hydro-power are all energy sources that can be harnessed naturally. There are no harmful by-products and you can continually use these energies without harming or polluting the environment.
Fossil fuel when used emit harmful by products that are thrown in different forms in the environment. When burned, fossil fuels emit harmful nitrates such as nitrogen oxide which returns to the earth creating acid rain and others. These byproducts are the reasons for global warming. Living off the grid, when learned and practiced my many others will have a huge impact on our environment. It might even stop global warming right off its track. Experts believe that with proper information campaign people will start to see this one great benefit of living off the grid.
Reduced To Zero Energy Expense
When you are just starting to live off the grid you may think you are spending more than by just staying on conventional power sources. But the truth is you are investing to something worthwhile, safer and cheaper in the long run. Buying solar panels or preparing your house to be totally dependent on hydro-power can be a bit expensive at first because of all the preparations you are going to do. But you will feel the benefits of not having monthly electric, water and gas bills after some time. What you will install will actually be used for a very long time.
You're Contribution And Influence To Others
There are now many people who have chosen to live off the grid. But they are not that many to have a huge impact on the environment. If you start living off the grid you will now have influence on your family, friends, relatives, acquaintances and many others. Because it is fairly new to us there are still a lot of misconceptions about living off the grid. But if you yourself will be an experts by actually getting into it then these people within your circle will already have somebody to actually teach them or tell them facts about living off the grid.
Living off the grid might be something new to us. It might sound even farfetched to be totally independent from fossil fuels. But we can see that it can be done and it is already being done by a considerable number of people today. This is something we can do for our environment. And as we can see the benefits of living off the grid are worth trying.
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The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid: A back-to-basics manual for independent living (Everything (Home Improvement))
The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster
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