variants
or off-the-grid
: not connected to or served by publicly or privately managed utilities (such as electricity, gas, or water)
When folks move to an off-grid, rural homestead, they often end up burning a lot of fossil fuels (and spending a lot of money) driving to and from town in an inefficient farm truck.—
Cam Mather
Cam MatherFour Harvard University students are bringing portable, sustainable power to off-grid areas in developing countries …—Emily Aviles
Emily AvilesIt's hard to imagine a more inspiring space than this off-the-grid building (powered by nearby solar panels).—Samuel Cochran
Samuel CochranTraditionally, home schooling has been branded as a fringe activity—the domain of Bible-toting parents and off-the-grid hippies.—Lynn Schnaiberg
Lynn Schnaiberg
off the grid
adverb
or less commonly off-the-grid
or off-grid
Not everyone can live off the grid. At least not yet. But until then, many of us are doing simple things to conserve energy, save money and help the environment.
—Paul Singley
Paul Singley
I'm not taking about modern-day Thoreaus building shacks in the woods and living off-the-grid …
—Paul McFedries
Paul McFedries
Right now people who live off-grid with PV panels on their roofs rely on ordinary batteries to get through the night.
—George Johnson
George Johnson
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Commercial banks have bought into a major $150 million financing deal for off-grid solar power in Kenya, in a sign of growing investor confidence in the electrification of sub-Saharan Africa.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Or, go completely off-grid at this sustainable treehouse that sits on 23 acres shared by a herd of Highland cows.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
This month Tesla plunked down a battery and solar installation to power an off-grid Tesla Supercharger station, located off Interstate 5 in California.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
The rack carries up to 1 kW of solar panels as standard to help feed the LPG-free off-grid power system.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Or, go completely off-grid at this sustainable treehouse that sits on 23 acres shared by a herd of Highland cows.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
This month Tesla plunked down a battery and solar installation to power an off-grid Tesla Supercharger station, located off Interstate 5 in California.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
The rack carries up to 1 kW of solar panels as standard to help feed the LPG-free off-grid power system.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
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off-grid
adjective
variants
or off-the-grid
: not connected to or served by publicly or privately managed utilities (as electricity, gas, or water)
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