However, converting to solar or building a house that runs on solar energy can be a significant expense. Solar panels are a preferred energy source for many off-grid homeowners. "That's been the biggest spike in interest - battery storage and being able to operate off-grid even though the grid is there." "There's off-grid because of distance from grid, but there's also people who want more robust self-provided energy when the grid goes down," he said.
He said in past years the few requests for off-grid installations he did get were usually for homes being built in secluded areas such as oceanfront properties far from the electricity grid. It used to be very seldom that someone would request that, and now it's starting to become a material percentage," he said. "Now we find that more than 10 per cent of our customers will ask the question and want a power supply and a battery backup just simply for grid outages. A growing number of Nova Scotians are considering an off-grid home, driven by factors like electricity outages and storms, as well as a desire to be environmentally friendly.īut in many cases finding the money to buy or build can be tricky, as most lenders still consider off-grid homes to be too risky to finance.ĭave Angot, the owner of solar installation company Doctor Solar, estimates about 30 to 40 out of every 250 customers are interested in going off-grid.
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