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/ 27 May 2008

Pioneers show Americans how to live off-grid

With energy prices going through the roof, an alternative lifestyle powered by solar panels and wind turbines has suddenly become more appealing to some. For architect Todd Bogatay, it has been reality for years. When he bought this breezy patch of scrub-covered mountaintop more than two decades ago, he was one of only a few Americans with an interest in wind- and solar-powered homes.