Good for you! There are plans out there for micro nuclear generators that would power individual neighborhoods. Unfortunately, I don't think the government or the power industry is ready to let go of 'The Grid'.
Thanks! It's not without its downsides -- it's more work to maintain than a grid connection -- brushing snow off the PVs in winter, keeping the battery levels topped up. But I find it is worthwhile.
> There are plans out there for micro nuclear generators that would power individual neighborhoods.
A local nuke would be way cool, and I'd go for that if I had neighbors near enough by. But nearest neighbor is about a mile away... having to run and maintain long cables doesn't sound like fun. Maybe they'll downscale it enough it works for a single residence, but I'll bet cost is prohibitive.
> Unfortunately, I don't think the government or the power industry is ready to let go of 'The Grid'.
"The Grid" is an amazing and useful thing for the vast majority of consumers, private and commercial. It's gotta remain the majority method, as far as I can see, for both economic and efficiency reasons.