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Hardcore off-grid in a Manhattan apartment (archive.md)

submitted 1 year ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

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A bit too hardcore for me, but can't fault his conviction.

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did he disconnect from the grid and not have the electric company and city on his ass?

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

He just turned off the switch in the breaker, right behind the meter. The meter itself is still hooked up, so from the power company's perspective, he has an account and everything.

At least that's how I read the article he wrote last year:

Nevertheless, I opened the main circuit, disconnecting my apartment from the grid and committing myself to solving what problems arose as they came. As I type these words in January, I’m in my eighth month. My Con-Ed bills continue to show zero kilowatt-hours.

[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Strange, I can't get the link to open. If I just click the link, (Firefox on Linux) it says "SSL_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR_ALERT". However, when I revert to http:// instead of https://, it loads a page saying:

Invalid url! /t/K2Wj4

Can anyone else tell - does it open for you?

[–] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 1 points 1 year ago

Also Firefox on Linux, it loaded for me.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Loaded fine for me on ios firefox and safari