Luckily I'm not in a city of any size, and my remodel is extensive enough that my town has called in new construction even though it really isn't. But I don't

Luckily I'm not in a city of any size, and my remodel is extensive enough that my town has called in new construction even though it really isn't. But I don't actually care if I disconnect from the grid. I just don't want to pull any watt*hours from it. That's why I call it grid independence rather than off grid.