Bob, good for you! Getting off the grid!
Thanks, PfSM! 😛 As soon as I saw the outcome of the Nov 3 election I contacted a few prominent people and urged them to set up a patriotic legal political resistance to what was coming. Then, when the Admin came into office and started ruling with executive orders that amounted to a dictatorship, I began making preparations for hard times of want.
Taking Fornicalia as a prophetic warning, I put electrical alternatives as a top priority... AND - there is no govt $$$ or involvement in the project! I have a few friends that have grid-tied systems; they are saving money on their monthly electric bills, BUT - when the grid goes down so does their solar system. There are ways around that but they are expensive!