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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2026
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Do you know anyone doing all of that? Running a local model on off-grid power?
What would you like to know about it?
I glossed over it the other day here -
https://aussie.zone/comment/24336560
From go to woah (including the compute), total project cost is about $1400 USD / ~$2K AUD. I realise I have the privilege of claiming that's not a lot, but for a hobby spend that makes me happy / does useful stuff (see TV example above), it's not a lot.