> in a lot of places the power utilities have pushed to have laws passed that do not allow people to cut the (power) cable and go off the grid <
Are you saying that they’re making it illegal to stop using utility company power? It would seem to me that since I own my house, I should be able to disconnect any wires, etc. that go into my house. Just disconnect the feed at the fuse box.
Yes, in many places you cannot just disconnect.
I’ve never been to this site before but I found it doing a quick search and this guy does a good job summarizing the different states. Check out Arizona for example.
https://www.primalsurvivor.net/living-off-grid-legal/