off-grid

or off grid

[ awf-grid, of‐ ]

adjective

1. not connected to or using one or more public utilities, as for electricity or water: Our farm is off grid and works on solar panels.

   Well over a billion people live in off-grid areas.

   Our farm is off grid and works on solar panels.

2. not connected to or using one or more public communications networks, as for cellular service:

   They live off grid with no internet access.

3. not having communication with the outside world; not participating in society:

   I sometimes fantasize about a solitary, off-grid life, far away from humanity.

off-grid

adjective

1. not involving or requiring the use of mainstream sources of energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-grid¹

First recorded in 1975–80