At least for now, power transmission is so efficient and cheap (and already built) that you're better off taking advantage of the utility's economies of scale.
> kick the hydrocarbon habit
Then build solar in the desert and offshore wind. The power company can do these cheaper than you on the individual scale. In the past decade, coal use has actually dropped 50% (mostly replaced by natural gas), so there's progress on the hydrocarbon front.
> kick the hydrocarbon habit
Then build solar in the desert and offshore wind. The power company can do these cheaper than you on the individual scale. In the past decade, coal use has actually dropped 50% (mostly replaced by natural gas), so there's progress on the hydrocarbon front.