Thomas Massie powers his house with a Tesla battery. And the Congressman made a video about it.

A wrecked Tesla car keeps the lights on at Rep. Thomas Massie's house in the foothills of Garrison, Kentucky.

The MIT graduate and inventor represents Northern Kentucky in the U.S. House.

In a 23-minute video posted this month, Massie documents his odyssey to find a used battery from a Tesla electric car and turn it into a power source his family can use for the next decade.

Massie doesn't pay utility bills in his off-the-grid house in Lewis County, about two hours away from Cincinnati.

But the lead-acid batteries he used for power were aging and not efficient enough for his tastes.

The Tesla car Massie owns inspired him. The car's massive1,300-pound battery could power his home for a long time.

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The problem: he still wanted to use his car, and Tesla doesn't sell batteries separately to people for home use.

Massie found a battery in a junked Tesla in Georgia and bought it for $15,000.

"That sounds like a ridiculous amount of money, but I don't pay any electric bills," Massie said. "This battery should last 10 years, hopefully 15 years."

Massie worked on the battery and computerized power control system for seven days. Massie reminded people to not try this at home. A Tesla battery carries a massive charge and is dangerous to cut open, Massie warned viewers.

"Unless you're trained or know what you're doing, you shouldn't cut into one of these batteries and open one up."