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We could of course have get off of fossil fuels entirely; that would eliminate the need for this kind of war and the consequent crises that follow.
I’m all for it. Let’s all cut back, invest in batteries and solar panels, and go off the grid.
We just moved out of the US, and we’re planning on buying a car in our new home, but we might just do a couple of e-bikes instead. Especially considering our new home gets the majority of its oil via the straight of Hormuz.
I’m already shopping for solar panels.
I’ve been 100% off grid for almost a year now.
36kW solar system and just under 100kWh battery setup.
It’s been lovely.
I generally remcommend staying grid-attached. Wind is only really cost-effective when done with quite large turbines, and the addition of both wind and the ability to take advantage of distant sunshine mean far less storage is needed to achieve the kind of reliability people are used to.