This new tendency is a new indication that rule by the corporations is becoming the norm in America. You MUST buy our electricity & water or we will criminalize you and make you pay. Don’t buck the system by making your own. Aside from the cost, they feel the need to be able to turn you on & off when they feel like it.
The cozy (sometimes incestuous) relationship between utilities and government needs some exposure.
Robin Speronis lives off the grid, independent of the city’s water and electric system. A Florida court ruled this off-the-grid living illegal last week. Officials in the city of Cape Coral have also deemed her home “unsanitary,” citing the International Property Maintenance Code, which mandates that homes be connected to an electricity grid and a running water source. Speronis’ home fulfills both needs through alternative methods — solar panels and rainwater, which she collects and sanitizes.
Earlier this year, the state of Texas brought several SWAT teams to the quiet and peaceful Garden of Eden Community and threatened its existence. In what appears to be an intimidation tactic, only a single arrest was made based on unrelated outstanding traffic violations, and a handful of citations were given for city code violations. Absolutely no drug related violations were found and all inhabitants of the community were unarmed.