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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn’t take advantage of economies of scale very well.

You missed my point; I was talking about being entirely off-grid there. So unless the homeowner in question also has a large industrial building with a flat roof, we're back to where I said that they didn't have enough generative capacity to not be reliant on a power grid, at least in part.

If what you want is energy independence from your local power utility,

No, I want energy independence period. Not just from the local utility, I want independence from a co-op as well. I want to have my own well so I'm not relying on someone else to deliver water. I want enough arable land to grow most, or all, of my own food. This isn't compatible with living in a city. (And part of the reason I want to generate my own power is so that I can use all electric vehicles.)

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 6 hours ago

You missed my point. What you assumed the article said was completely off base.

No, I want energy independence period. Not just from the local utility, I want independence from a co-op as well.

Then what you're asking for is a more fractured human society. This kind of independence from others is an illusion and is not compatible with how humans have evolved.