Building a Home off the Grid

According to Pew Research, by 2026, unplugging will be close to impossible. Most of the products and services being adopted as the years proceed will all incorporate the Internet of Things (IoT). Even with this hurdle, going off the grid has always been considered prudent because it allows you to live a sustainable life. You can easily use natural resources like solar energy and the wind to generate electricity.

Once you make up your mind about building a home off the grid, you have to decide where you would like to settle. You need to understand that building an off the grid home takes so much more planning than ordinary homes. Ensure you conduct your research so that you don’t end up making an error that you cannot rectify. You won't be able to achieve your ideal home overnight. Not many people are building homes off the grid, which means you’ll have to search harder to find a qualified construction team to work on your project. Here are tips that’ll help you pull off this project.

1. Explore Options Outside Solar

When the idea of an off the grid home is brought to the table, the first thing that comes to people’s minds is solar energy. Many do not realize that there are many other options outside solar.

Consider the following alternatives:

• Wind turbines for electricity generation
• Geothermal energy
• Micro-hydro systems

Using wind to generate electricity in rural areas is quite effective because there aren’t tall buildings to slow down the speed of the wind.