off-grid

American  

[awf-grid, of‐] / ˈɔfˌgrɪd, ˈɒf‐ /

off-the-grid, or off grid

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.

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off-grid British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of off-grid

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

It’s also helping other companies that can quickly set up off-grid power plants.

From Barron's

McLoughlin, who makes jewellery in an off-grid, solar-powered studio, said her main reason for going through the B Corp process was to prove she runs an environmentally friendly and ethical business.

From BBC

A Virginia company wants to construct an off-grid gas plant between the towns of Thomas and Davis to power its own private data complex.

From Salon

The only way to escape is to "drift"- which means hiding from a thousand algorithms by living off-grid, constantly moving and suppressing maddening paranoia that your thoughts are not your own.

From BBC

Many of the off-grid homes are a long way from the nearest poles and in protected landscapes, so new lines would have to be buried.

From BBC