Comment by andreybaskov
8 hours ago
Curious, how did you deal with inspections and building codes? Or is it in a county with no building codes?
8 hours ago
Curious, how did you deal with inspections and building codes? Or is it in a county with no building codes?
You also run the risk of insurance declining your claim due to unauthorized or self-installed electrical work, even if your work wasn't the source of a fire/problem.
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.
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.
I live in the UK, and I didn't invite any inspectors for a review :-)