Free tool
The off-grid site report
Looking at a piece of land? Paste the address (or a ZIP, or coordinates) and get the whole picture on one page: the county's eight-rule off-grid verdict, the real 30-year sun and climate numbers for that spot, elevation, and how far help and supplies are. Research to start from, not a survey.
Takes 5 to 20 seconds the first time a spot is looked up (it pulls four public datasets), then it is instant and you get a link you can share or save.
What is in a report
- The local rules: the county's verdict on all eight off-grid questions (zoning, tiny homes and RVs, building permits, septic and composting toilets, greywater, rainwater, wells, utility disconnection), linked to the full page with sources.
- The sun and weather, for real: peak-sun hours by month (and the worst month, which is what sizes an off-grid system), annual rain and snow, heating degree days, frost dates, and the design low, from 30-year records.
- The ground: elevation, and the county and ZIP the spot sits in.
- How far help is: straight-line distance to the nearest hospital, fire station, hardware store, and grocery.
- Next steps: one click runs the solar, heat, water, and garden calculators with this spot's real numbers already filled in.
Everything here is pulled from public datasets for the spot you enter (ZIP-level climate data). It is a researched starting point for planning, not a survey, not legal advice, and not a substitute for calling the county and walking the land.