off the grid

off the grid definitions

adv
  • Secretly; in a clandestine manner. 

  • In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used. 

  • In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed. 

adj
  • Not connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the World Wide Web or a mobile telephone network. 

  • Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system. 

  • Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.