Oh man. You hit the mother load of off the grid in the S.E. USA, N N,W. of you, Keep digging. They sometimes are suspicious to newbies. Don't give up.
I know! It is crazy that it is the way it is out here. I like this area, because I work here. But my heart is to Kansas. I plan on in a few years to get some more land out in the middle of nowhere in Kansas and put an off grid community up there.