Saturday, May 19, 2007

Off-grid Oregon community (USA)

Behind the manned gate of the Three Rivers Recreation Area lie 4,000 acres of property and 450 homes, but not a single phone or power line.

Residents in this subdivision of full- and part-time homeowners are entirely off the electrical and telephone grid, proud of it and wanting it to stay that way. They rely on solar power to provide houses with electricity.

Most people in the neighborhood have the same kinds of appliances and devices that people in an urban area would have.

Source: http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12796