Living Off the Grid in the City Radio Show. Here I share my sour experiences with several electric companies, and how I became an advocate for renewable energies. My goals being to save my hard-earned money, for my purposes and not to maintain the high life of electric company employees; to save the environment and the planet; and to forward technology and efficiency worldwide. As a reminder, your power company is set up to make a profit, expand, and produce ever-more energy. And, your power company has no competitors, it is a monopoly in most areas. This is why the power company keeps raising the rates on you, and you have no choice but to pay them. They know they got you under their thumb, and you are hopeless but to pay. This is why power companies are abusive, arrogant, and not worried about their customers. They know their customers are trap ...