Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy)

Is the power company ripping you off? part 01

Is the power company ripping you off? part 02

Is the power company ripping you off? part 03

Is the power company ripping you off? part 04

Is the power company ripping you off? part 05

Is the power company ripping you off? part 06

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 07

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 08

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 09

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 10

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 11

Is the power company ripping you off? Part 12

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Is your power company ripping you off? Part - 14 The electric company keeps ripping me and millions of other forced customers off. The rates have increased dramatically and power companies like Georgia Power keep getting their rates rubber stamped by the utility commission. Last year they had a 2.1 billion fuel cost recoup drive. And, rates this summer have soared to an eye-watering 29 cents per k...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy). There are many claims of free energy, perpetual engines, and magical energy “black boxes”. But I've found out all of these are fantastic, exaggerated, and outright bogus claims. From purely magnetic non-stopping generators, to cosmic rays and ether catchers; all of these claims, without exception, are bullshit! Here I discuss the ridiculous...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy). Transportation, electric vehicles, communication, entertainment, and defecating off the grid. These are vital and seldom planned for areas of life when going off the grid. These are necessary to continue when off the grid, so they need to be ideally planned before going off grid. Here I give a few pointers on what to expect on these areas when g...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show (Legacy). Eating, bathing, drinking, cooking, and using wind energy. This show discusses many details, insights and intricacies of eating, drinking, bathing, cooking, and using wind energy while off the grid. Eating while off the grid can be challenging. You need to acquire, grow, store, and use your food in an efficient and smart manner. I share a few ex...

Living off the grid in the City Renegade style is a series of lifestyles that some “serious off-gridders” choose to live. These are difficult and life changing, but may bring timeless and priceless experiences and satisfaction to you. These include living in a nearly totally-off grid homestead; living off-grid in a vehicle on the road; and living off-grid out of a backpack as a nomad. These lifest...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Electric Vehicle charging is getting expensive! Specifically DC fast charging using paid networks like Electrify America, EVGo, Blink, Chargepoint, and others. Even dealerships are charging EV owners. Per my experience about $0.50 per kWh is the most common rate, but can vary from $0.25 to $0.60 per kWh. I found that in an EV with efficiency of about 5km...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Energy Hogs -Water heaters. Water heating is very convenient in many areas of the US. It brings comfort and pleasure to bathing and washing, especially in cold seasons. But, electric water heating is a high energy consumer and brings high cost to most people. If you want to live off the grid or reduce your electric energy consumption; getting rid of your...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Off the grid for time. Time is the most valuable commodity we own. Our time belongs to each of us. It cannot be stolen from us. Yet, we often misuse it, scuttle it, waste it, and don’t value or protect it. We often sell it to the lowest bidder and do unwanted work just to keep up with our comfortable lifestyles. We ignore loved ones, our health, and our...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Batteries for off grid applications. Lithium ion based batteries have greatly increased in popularity in the last 10 years due to its decrease in cost and increase in efficiency and safety. However, cheaper batteries still remain lead acid based. Marine, deep cycle, and absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries remain popular options for off gridders on a budge...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Energy hogs – heating and cooling. There are 5 known electrical energy hogs in the home. The air heater, the air cooler, air dehumidifiers, the water heater, and lighting. These can be covered with alternative energy such as PV solar, but they draw so much energy that this becomes very expensive and impractical. To combat this, you must downsize, be effi...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Other challenges for going off grid. There are social, and psychological challenges to getting off the grid. It is not easy, it is expensive, and requires lots of dedication, work, knowledge, and appreciation for larger things like the environment, animal and plant life, and the future of the planet. These reasons will provide you with the extraordinary...

Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Running your household power hogs are among the top challenges with living off the electrical grid. Those power hogs are your air heat, air cooler, water heater, refrigerator, and steady-on equipment. Unfortunately those are critical to have operating in most areas of the US, and they are difficult to run with batteries. But, plenty can be done to have t...