If your property is connected to the power grid, you must have a contract with your local
The energy company that provides the power lines to your house, and you must have a contract with one
an electricity supplier that buys/sells your electricity. However, if you have your own hybrid system for off-grid operation
or “stand-alone,” in which case you “cut” the connection to the power grid, and then you avoid the cost of the power grid and
Electricity retail—you decide how you want it.
