Articles
Reported analysis of the questions off-grid buyers argue about most, settled with statutes, agency rules and public data rather than repetition. Every article lists its sources.
Power
Peak sun hours by state: the December number that sizes an off-grid system
Annual sun-hour averages flatter northern states. We pulled 25 years of NASA solar data for every state to show the winter figure an off-grid battery bank actually depends on.
Building rules
Counties without building codes: what “no code” really means
Which states let counties skip residential building codes, what the official adoption records show, and the septic, electrical, lending and insurance rules that still apply.
Water & wastewater
Greywater laws by state: who lets you reuse your shower water
A sourced 50-state guide to household greywater reuse: which states allow laundry-to-landscape systems without a permit, which require one, and which still treat greywater as sewage.
Homes & occupancy
Can you live in an RV on your own land? A 50-state reality check
State laws, recent legislation and the county zoning rules that decide whether you can live full time in an RV or camper on land you own, with the questions to ask before you buy.
Homes & occupancy
Tiny house laws by state: Appendix Q, wheels and the 400-square-foot line
Which states have adopted the International Residential Code tiny-house appendix, how tiny homes on wheels are classified, and the state laws that changed the rules recently.
