off-grid

off-the-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

Example Sentences

"It sounds like at times he would go out and would be off-grid for sometimes up to two and a half months," Sheriff Morrison said after speaking to Decker's family.

From BBC

DiCaprio stars as Bob, a paranoid ex-revolutionary living off-grid, who reunites with former accomplices as he's forced to confront an old nemesis after his daughter goes missing.

From BBC

"The value of these things are not just the photo opportunities but also all the off-grid conversations," said one royal insider.

From BBC

Unless you’ve spent the summer off-grid with monks in Japan, you know matcha has taken over.

From Salon

The Slab City community is made up of RV dwellers, artists and other bohemians living off-grid.

From Los Angeles Times