Dripping with assumptions about what people want from 'off grid living'. I have family members who are totally off-grid, totally disconnected from all physical services (they have internet). I helped setup many of their systems. They do not use anything like a "pit toilet" nor do they "collect rainwater". Off-grid living isn't medieval. It can be just as luxurious as any city. Water comes form wells drilled deep into the ground. Sewage goes to the same septic fields, not pits, that are common in older suburbs across NA. Bathrooms have in-floor heating. Televisions are just as big as anywhere else. The kids play minecraft with their friends while mom and dad stream netflix. Step into a modern off-grid house and you wouldn't see any differences.
A modern solar rig can generate so much energy in summer that my relatives are seriously considering bitcoin mining. Once the batteries are full that power capacity is going to waste. Their electricity cost during such times is literally zero.
A modern solar rig can generate so much energy in summer that my relatives are seriously considering bitcoin mining. Once the batteries are full that power capacity is going to waste. Their electricity cost during such times is literally zero.