I have been tottally green for almost 11 years now, I din't mean to start that way but I did. I had a chance to buy 40 acres in AZ and I took it, I have no land lines, I have solar and wind power, satillite computer and a cell phone, and we built our home board by board and it is paid for, it was not a easy journey and I read allot of books, once it was all I learned to adjust. I don't leave water runnig and I turn off anything not used, Did you know that a tv is always on? even when turned off, so it is on a breaker bar. I do not have any big systems, just a hybrid, maybe one day. The only problem is the expense of putting it in we saved by installing ourselves. The upfront costs is high. But I love looking at the stars at night with no street lights