Most people think going off-grid just means adding solar panels. The truth is, solar alone is fragile. A few cloudy days, a broken wire, or a dead inverter can shut down your entire system. Real off-grid power is about layers…redundancy, repairability, and resilience. Every energy source has limits. Solar fails without sunlight. Wind dies when the air is still. Water stops flowing in drought. The key is combining them all. Use solar as your base, wind for nights and storms, and hydro if you have