Richard Di Natale feels great as he converts the sun into useable energy

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reens leader Richard Di Natale chose to go off-grid 10 years ago, largely because of the huge costs of connecting his then weekender and now family home to the grid.

“It’s a great feeling to be able to convert the sun into useable energy,” he said,

It’s hard to imagine Bill Shorten or Tony Abbott pulling up on a quad bike to greet visiting journos, but it’s how our morning with Green Party leader Richard Di Natale begins and ends. It’s also hard to imagine any other political party leader in Australia choosing to live off-grid.

Read the One Step Off The Grid story - “Richard Di Natale – the party leader living off the grid”.