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> disconnecting from the grid is not permitted Wait, what? What happens if you just don't pay your bill? Edit: Or just disconnect internally, meaning you use

• tick_tock_tick 4y ago
  They are most likely referring to many/most counties require a grid connection for the home to be considered "habitable". Refusing and living in a un-habitable home can have all sorts of fun consequences up to and including the seizure of your own children by the state.
• mattnewton 4y ago
  Not OP but in many municipalities the dwelling would be no longer up to code, and therefore illegal to inhabit
  • wombat_trouble 4y ago
    Every other home in the US isn't up to code. The code changes over time and governs all kinds of mundane things that you as a homeowner don't pay attention to (and shouldn't be forced to). Not being compliant doesn't make a home illegal to live in. This is different. Many municipalities specifically require all dwellings to have basic utilities (water, sewer, electricity, garbage service), even if you're not using them. Not having that will get you in trouble pretty quickly. Unincorporated areas are usually fair game.
  • dymk 4y ago
    Illegal to sell perhaps, but where does that mean illegal to inhabit as well?