off-grid
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- adjective
- /ɔf ɡrɪd/
- After moving to the countryside, they decided to live off-grid to be self-sufficient and reduce their ecological footprint.
- off-grid photovoltaics
- off-grid electricity
- off-grid energy
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- And he did have his little cabin by the woods and he was sort of off grid, but also use its total freeloader.
- Like maybe it'll just be easier if I just like go off into the English countryside and just kind of live off grid life.
Examples
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"Once the decision to build a log home was made, taking it off-grid seemed a logical next step," says Derek.
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Turner says it does offer the opportunity to go off-grid as well.
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So I went out and it took a while to find, but I found a wonderful off grid property.
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17 years later, we are the largest off grid solar system in the whole world.
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Some of the world's off grid areas are beautiful.
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So today we're the largest off grid energy investor in the world.
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I have enough saved to get a double-wide and live off-grid in Montana.
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His company has received 200 inquiries already for off-grid housing developments.
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The situation in Brazil points out the huge potential as well as the problems of implementing off-grid photovoltaics.
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One thing we've learned in 15 years of off-grid living is to dole out what we have gathered.
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Synonyms
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Living without public electricity, water, or gas and without public services
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Not provided with a public service like transport or electricity
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Running on its own without the main power grid
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Not from public service companies like electricity or water suppliers
How Off-Grid
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Off-grid comes from off ('not connected') and grid ('a network of power lines or services'), so it describes a home or place that is not on the public electricity, water, or phone systems and instead uses its own power, water, or communication systems.