{"id":245429,"date":"2010-01-29T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864176.post-9173615694678489735"},"modified":"2010-01-29T06:11:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T11:11:23","slug":"city-condemns-house-because-woman-was-trying-to-save-money-by-using-solar-panels-and-batteries-instead-of-utility-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/245429","title":{"rendered":"City Condemns House Because Woman Was Trying to Save Money By Using Solar Panels and Batteries Instead of Utility Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptogon points to an article on municipal intolerance of people trying to go off-grid &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptogon.com\/?p=13354\">City Condems House Because Woman Was Trying to Save Money By Using Solar Panels and Batteries Instead of Utility Power<\/a>. Plus a couple more interesting snippets &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptogon.com\/?p=13360\">Pentagon Report Calls for Office of \u2018Strategic Deception\u2019<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptogon.com\/?p=13374\">Howard Zinn Dies At 87<\/a>. RIP Howard.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An Avondale woman who spent 11 days sleeping in her car said the city treated her unfairly when her home was condemned in December for lack of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>But city officials said Christine Stevens violated building codes, a health and safety concern because Avondale homes are required to have heating systems and a running refrigerator.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens, 47, was trying to make ends meet by powering her home with solar panels and batteries for several months before Avondale code enforcement officials visited her on Dec. 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe explained to her that the panels weren\u2019t enough to sustain a quality of life there,\u201d said Pam Altounian, code enforcement manager for Avondale.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens said she was not given adequate notice before officials gave her 24 hours to contact Arizona Public Service Co. to reconnect electricity or her home would be condemned.<\/p>\n<p>Avondale said a code enforcement officer, Carlena Jones, inspected the property in the 2300 block of North 123rd Lane on Oct. 21 and Nov. 4 and left a notice of violation hanging on the door. 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