They help you.
Only a fool or a slave doesn’t avail themselves of solar, micro-hydro and rain harvesting, if practical in their location.
Perhaps you were unaware, but "rain harvesting" has legal restrictions in some locations. The same may be true for solar & micro-hydro, given the intrusive nature of some government agencies...
The hallmark of advanced civilizations is specialization and very large, complex networks run by professionals. I pay companies to to generate and deliver my power, my natural gas, and my clean water. I pay other companies to take away the sewage and garbage. It is all trouble free, extremely reliable, and not very expensive.
Why in the world would I want to run a water and power utility on my property? Only a fool would believe he can do these things better and cheaper than the companies that specialize in them. Besides, those companies will dispatch trucks at 3 am to fix failures.
Why would I want to be a slave to such systems on my property?
You are a fool.