alt Hacker NewsCurious, how did you deal with inspections and building codes? Or is it in a county with no building codes?
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I have a similar situation with a smaller system in rural CO (4kw panels, 6kw inverter, 15kwH batteries).
If you get far enough out it ceases to matter.
The (unpermitted, about 25-year-old) shacks I live in never had power and getting an easement was prohibitively expensive. It doesn't impact anyone but me (and potentially my son, who will inherit this mess when I die in 30 or so years).
There are codes here, and codes enforcement. But it's largely complaint driven and I suspect that all my neighbors are in a similar situation.
If I were in town and could get utilities I'd prefer that, but the county won't even pick up the last 1/2 mile of roads to where I am living... maybe if they'd do that I'd consider only building things that are permitted.
I live in the UK, and I didn't invite any inspectors for a review :-)
At least in the US, you're not going to see any building inspectors out in the country unless you're trying to sell the property.