Obviously I care…I said it that way to highlight the point of: if the municipal system is down for reasons then having options outside of that is critical.
When considering self sufficiency, grid scale efficiency is obviously a lower order priority, over uptime, and resilience.
Edit further, my generator was installed by a licensed electrician with dedicated panel, circuit and switch.
if the municipal system is down for reasons then having options outside of that is critical.
Having a well-run municipal government mitigates this risk substantially.
When considering self sufficiency, grid scale efficiency is obviously a lower order priority, over uptime, and resilience.
If you want consistent and reliable uptime and a resilient capital stock, you are better off with a fully integrated industrial scale system than a DIY attachment kit. MUDs can (and in higher end developments increasingly do) offer this amenity. And they deliver it at a lower cost than the DIY solution, with far fewer personal risks and expenses.
my generator was installed by a licensed electrician with dedicated panel, circuit and switch.
That’s great. But it isn’t what I’d call “self-sufficient”. You’re entirely reliant on a third-party professional for this system to work.
My top level comment described choices I took in the system I live in. It doesn’t excuse that system, and doesn’t preclude improving that system.
I’m not claiming I’m some off grid prepper. I’m saying I made choices to improve my power uptime, at my address, which happens to be in a storm fraught area where power goes out often. Edit my goals are fully met, and I’d be no better off with any available option. Suggesting I just magic up a grid solution is fantasy
Your in my comment thread consistently arguing for systemic level changes in a described personal situation at one address.
You’re just moving goalposts and being rude now for no reason. You think I don’t know that larger systems are more efficient? You don’t think I want a well run municipal government?
I’ve made clear the confines of my comment goals, all else is just distraction.
Obviously I care…I said it that way to highlight the point of: if the municipal system is down for reasons then having options outside of that is critical.
When considering self sufficiency, grid scale efficiency is obviously a lower order priority, over uptime, and resilience.
Edit further, my generator was installed by a licensed electrician with dedicated panel, circuit and switch.
Having a well-run municipal government mitigates this risk substantially.
If you want consistent and reliable uptime and a resilient capital stock, you are better off with a fully integrated industrial scale system than a DIY attachment kit. MUDs can (and in higher end developments increasingly do) offer this amenity. And they deliver it at a lower cost than the DIY solution, with far fewer personal risks and expenses.
That’s great. But it isn’t what I’d call “self-sufficient”. You’re entirely reliant on a third-party professional for this system to work.
Ok so you’re just being needlessly argumentative.
My top level comment described choices I took in the system I live in. It doesn’t excuse that system, and doesn’t preclude improving that system.
I’m not claiming I’m some off grid prepper. I’m saying I made choices to improve my power uptime, at my address, which happens to be in a storm fraught area where power goes out often. Edit my goals are fully met, and I’d be no better off with any available option. Suggesting I just magic up a grid solution is fantasy
Your in my comment thread consistently arguing for systemic level changes in a described personal situation at one address.
You’re just moving goalposts and being rude now for no reason. You think I don’t know that larger systems are more efficient? You don’t think I want a well run municipal government?
I’ve made clear the confines of my comment goals, all else is just distraction.