Incrementally Off-Grid

Want to get off fossil fuels but don’t know where to start? Thinking about ditching utilities but overwhelmed by the complexity? Many off-grid advocates attest that countercultural living saves money and infuses meaning into daily life. For my environmentalists listening, burning fewer fossil fuels also means you’re living and breathing your pro-climate values.

On today’s show author and off-grid enthusiast Ryan Mitchell offers his best tips for stepping back from—but not completely abandoning— society’s (fossil fuel burning) systems. And because clean energy tax credits are soon expiring, today’s conversation has a special focus on installing solar panels when the time is right.

Here’s a preview:

[4:00] It’s prudent to be intentional about how you power your life. If you aren’t, others will be happy to make those decisions for you, to their benefit

[9:00] You can *incrementally* take back some of your power, so choose your own adventure!

[17:00] Self-sufficiency 101: Lean into your natural curiosities

[22:00] Thinking about solar panels? Here’s what you need to know

[28:00] Going incrementally off-grid will likely save you money. It was also reduce your reliance on fossil fuels

Resources mentioned:

• Clean energy tax credits are expiring at the end of 2025 (via the Internal Revenue Service)
• Living Off Grid: 50 Steps to Unplug, Become Self-Sufficient, and Build The Homestead Of Your Dreams