off-grid
off-grid — adjective
1. describes a home, building, or way of life that takes nothing from the public po
describes a home, building, or way of life that takes nothing from the public power, water, and gas networks, and instead runs on its own sources such as solar panels, a generator, or a private well.
The Hendersons built an off-grid cabin in the mountains, powered entirely by solar panels and a wood stove.
off-grid + noun: off-grid cabin
After moving to rural Taitung, Mei-ling chose an off-grid lifestyle with rainwater tanks and a small wind turbine.
off-grid + noun: off-grid lifestyle
The cottage is completely off-grid, so guests heat water on the stove and read by lamplight at night.
Carlos installed an off-grid solar system on the farm after storms cut the village power for a third winter.
Many young families in Hualien now dream of going off-grid to lower their bills and grow their own food.
- self-sufficient
broader; covers food and money too, not only utilities
- off-the-grid
same meaning; the longer form sounds slightly more conversational
- self-powered
narrower; usually about electricity only, not water or gas
- stand-alone
technical, used for systems and equipment rather than a way of life
- on-grid
directly opposite; connected to public utility networks
- grid-connected
common in solar and energy contexts
- mains-powered
British English; describes appliances or homes drawing from the public supply
文法句型
off-grid + noun (off-grid cabin / lifestyle / system)
be/live + off-grid
用法筆記
Often used attributively before nouns about housing or technology (off-grid home, off-grid system, off-grid living). Frequently follows go, live, or be when describing a lifestyle choice rather than a place. Sometimes written off grid (no hyphen) when used after a verb.