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An autonomous house is best thought of as a total environment in which every single energy-creating and waste-recycling aspect is considered and modified at a very basic, intuitive level; more than that, however, it is an environment where the relentless aim is to sever all links with utility pipelines and power cables. The autonomous house has solar collectors on the roof, systems to move hot air around the house, rock beds to store heat, water-storage systems, wind generators to turn the power of the wind into electricity, simple systems to recycle waste, small-scale gas plants, systems to save gray water, systems to save and store rainwater, systems that use fuel cells, and so on. The autonomous approach requires you to proactively challenge the status quo and tirelessly make changes until you achieve a stand-alone off-grid environment.