Actually, some friends and I were sitting around eating dinner and discussing just this scenario. Between us, we figured we had enough skills to set up a commune that would provide a pretty decent life.
As for power generation, it wouldn't need to be on such a vast scale as what we have now. A few wind turbines in the backyard and some batteries would be enough for most of the basic needs (ie refrigeration and preservation of food.) In fact, where I live now, that's just what people did in the thirties and forties before electrification. Every house had at least one wind turbine to power a well pump.
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Date: 2008-07-14 02:29 pm (UTC)As for power generation, it wouldn't need to be on such a vast scale as what we have now. A few wind turbines in the backyard and some batteries would be enough for most of the basic needs (ie refrigeration and preservation of food.) In fact, where I live now, that's just what people did in the thirties and forties before electrification. Every house had at least one wind turbine to power a well pump.