[RE-wrenches] Off grid in Florida

[Wayne Irwin]

I live off grid in Florida, fully permitted with no issues. We've done off-grid systems for typical 3000 sq' homes with AC, pools, etc...

The whole "illegal to live off-grid in FL" is total BS.

What happens if you don't pay your utility bill? They disconnect your service!


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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid in Florida

Essentially the client is paying the utility the minimum fee to be the
backup to the solar system, allowing the client to use a smaller battery
system, for the few days the battery system is not sufficient the grid
kicks in a covers it. That's a great deal, makes a lot of financial sense.
No need for a generator, AGS, fuel, huge battery systems. I think it's a
lusy deal for the utility, they get to be the backup but get little or no
revenue.

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Steve Higgins <steve at surrette.com> wrote:

> I was just in Southern Florida this week... and I asked the Same question
> of a local installer.
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> This is what I was told:
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> It's considered by Florida Power and Light (FPL) that if you don't have
> grid is not a "safe living environment" and thus any new construction must
> have a grid connection.
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> I asked about the homes that are currently off grid, and the he said that
> they are grandfathered, but when those homes get sold that they may have to
> pay to connect to the grid to attain a loan or insurance..
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> Not an expert on Florida.. but this seems like a racket that FPL is
> running, and I wouldn't doubt that this spreads to other states, especially
> if they are government owned, or subsidized.
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> However you can put in a system that uses a battery bank as backup or peak
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> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 2:35 AM, RE Ellison <reellison at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Is there any truth to the info that you can not do an off grid system in
> > Florida ?
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> > I have a friend assembling parts and he was told you can’t do off grid in
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> > Any info out there?
> > Thanks,
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