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Simple 5kWh Microhydro System: A Budget-Friendly Guide
A 5 kWh microhydro system offers an affordable and simple way to meet the essential energy needs of a small household. In places with little…
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- Energy ·
U.S. Electrical Grid Needs Off-Grid Energy
To say that the United States electrical grid is outdated would be an understatement. Built largely during the first half of the 20th century, the…
- Events ·
Earthshot Nominations announced at “Summit” sponsored by Bloomberg
Two British companies have been named among 15 nominees for the 2023 Earthshot “Green Oscars.” Just five of the finalists will get £1m each for…
Campaigning For UK Solar Owners Underpaid By Utility Companies
The London Times has exposed shockingly low rates paid by some Utility companies for surplus PV power generated by their customers. And Solar panel owners…
How Can I Live Off-Grid Like Oliver Anthony? (who is No 1 in Billboard Charts)
He lives in Virginia, USA, with his three dogs, on a $95,000 plot of land, that he has yet to pay for. In the past…
Welcome to the new upgraded off-grid map
We hope this map becomes a vital part of your off-grid life. It is a free, glocal (global, local) tool, catalyzing the off-grid community to…
Utility Co. Probable Cause of Maui Fires
Multiple outlets are reporting that Hawaii’s main utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks on Maui in the hours before the…
Gov spends £750k for off-grid power in Wales
A new, publicly-owned energy company has been launched by the Welsh government, as part of the Labour government’s co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru. Eleven projects…
USA VanLifers soars above 3 MILLION
As homelessness increases across the USA, the VanLife population is growing rapidly. From around one million VanLifers in 2020, according to the RV Industry Association,…
- Energy ·
Is Lord Deben UK’s Leading Climate Spokesman?
Lord Deben, may have stepped down as head of the UK government committee on climate change (CCC), but the Brits have not heard the last…
- Land ·
Autonomous village for sale in Colombia
What we are offering… A unique opportunity to acquire a ready-made Eco-Village / Community farm established over 20 years ago and planted with a variety…
Off-Grid farms flourishing in UK – here are two examples
From cucumbers to bees to wine to sheep, there are scores of off-grid farming start-ups in Britain today. In Kent, permission has been granted for…
SouthWest USA Bakes Under Heat Dome
A massive dome over the western and southern United States has left Americans sweltering in soaring temperatures, poised to approach all-time records in Phoenix, Las…
Off-Grid site ranked high for survivalism
The off-grid web site has been placed in the top 3 of Survivalist sites by Feedspot Off-Grid survival is growing in importance as weather events,…
- Energy ·
UK Hydrogen Policy Damaging Energy Security
Just as the world wakes up to the huge potential of natural hydrogen deposits, which could fuel the planet “for hundreds of years,” the UK…
- Energy ·
Smart Meters – Dumb Install
From 2010 onwards, off-grid.net ran stories about smart meters – like this one – predicting that the meters would be an expensive failure. Finally the…
Welcome To Our Showhome – Open Day 27th August
The off-grid showhome started as a lockdown project – a spur of the moment bid for some land in an online auction in 2020. Now…
- Land ·
Hawaii treehouse to escape ‘The Matrix’
Robert Breton left his home in California and moved to Hawaii to ‘escape the Matrix’ He bought a plot of land for $29,850 (£24,215) and…
What is Climate Justice?
People are talking about and demanding “Climate Justice.” But what does the term actually mean, and how do we get it? Inequalities of energy consumption,…
- Water ·
Water Coma Is a Real Thing
Also known as water poisoning, water coma results from intoxication due to a disruption of brain function caused by drinking too much water. Doing so…
- Energy ·
Biden turns away from community-owned energy
A new video from the US Department of Electricity has confirmed the Biden Administration is committed to keeping the existing Utility companies in business with…
Never Charge Your Cellphone 100% (& 9 Other Battery Tips)
Miles from anywhere, your battery powered devices are a lifeline – especially your phone. Apple, Samsung and most other device manufacturers say to avoid letting…
Small World Kicks Off UK Festival Season
The Small World festival in Headcorn, Kent, is the UK’s only totally solar-powered festival, with no generators at all. The Spring Gathering is the traditional…
New Generation Of Pylons Will Trash UK Countryside
History is repeating itself in the UK, with a new generation of electricity towers breeding fear and local campaigning against National Grid. The power company…
If AI Was A Virus What Would The Vaccine Be?
We can’t stop the development of Artificial Intelligence by government decree any more than we could have stopped Covid by government decree. The sum of…
- Spirit ·
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Off-Grid farm to double in size – if it can raise money by 26 April
Plotgate Farm in Somerset UK is becoming a remarkable success story for its pioneering, community agro-ecological style of farming. It was designed from the get-go…
- Energy ·
Grid On The Skids
The UK national grid is in danger of total collapse during national emergencies according to government tests carried out to prepare for a national emergency.…
UK Energy Policy – No Boost For Prosumers
London – 29 March – The UK government will reportedly unveil new proposals on “Energy Security Day” tomorrow, aimed at hitting net zero by 2050.…
- Events ·
“Quantum Leap Needed” To Avoid Global Warming – Grid To Blame
UN secretary-general António Guterres says “a quantum leap in climate action is needed to meet the 1.5C limit set by scientists. “The climate time-bomb is…
Uk’s Most Unspoilt Area To Be Wrecked By Utility Company Plans
Plans have been lodged that could see properties in one of Northumberland’s most rural areas connected to the electricity grid for the first time. There…
- Food ·
Small Growers Deserve Same Green Subsidies As Farmers
ALL over the world, governments are handing farmers green subsidies in the form of carbon credits for certain types of planting and land management that…
- Land ·
Converted Underground Bunker Near Austin – $425k
Salado, Texas – 11th March – – A partially underground bunker house has gone up for sale in a small town near Austin, for sale…
World’s First Micro-Nuclear Greenlit in Canada
In January, GE Hitachi signed a deal to build the first small modular reactor in North America, agreeing a deal with authorities in Ontario, Canada.…
- People ·
ChatCGT Founder Has Massive Bugout Ranch
Is it a bad sign or a good sign that the boss of ChatCGT has made preparations for a serious collapse of the US economy?…
While Eskom Collapses, S. African Banks Profit From Off-Grid
With the South African economy blighted by electricity blackouts, the nation’s banks are reporting record profits for 2022. Corporate and Investment Bank was first to…
Never Charge Your Cellphone Battery 100% (& 9 Other Tips)
Miles from anywhere, your battery powered devices are a lifeline – especially your phone. Apple, Samsung and most other device manufacturers say to avoid letting…
Ronnie Wood’s Ex-wife Runs Her Own Power
Jo Wood has got guts. the ex-wife of Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood took on a huge project a few years ago, and now has…
- People ·
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Emerges From “Darkness Retreat”
Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his “darkness retreat.” The Green Bay Packers star quarterback ended his four-day stay in an Ashland, Oregon facility, Sky Caves…
Off-Grid Authors Battle Neighbours
The authors of a book about how to live legally off the grid have been blocked from their home as revenge for writing the book.…
- Energy ·
Your Car Will Be Your Battery
Petaluma, CA – 18th Feb. A new kind of car charger could unleash massive growth in off-grid living. Enphase Energy has announced plans to introduce…
Heating bills UP in SoCal storms
Residents of Southern California have endured months of droughts, followed by floods, and now face brutal increases in the cost of home heating. That is…
- Shelter ·
Off-Grid Housing In USA & Europe Worth $68 BILLION By 2028
A new report on the off-grid housing market claims the sector is growing at 7% per year and will reach $68b per year by 2028…
- Energy ·
Judge halts Sunnova bid to power new homes off-grid
A California regulatory judge preliminarily rejected a move by Sunnova Energy, one of America’s biggest rooftop-solar companies, to serve as a micro-utility to new residential…
- Energy ·
US Food Corps Turn Away From The Grid…Along With Google and Big Govt.
Power outages are even more costly to food producers and distributors than they are to the rest of us. Loss of refrigeration can mean loss…
- Energy ·
Nigeria grows off-grid power
Nigeria announced in 2017 that it would no longer be pursuing a national grid strategy, but instead would develop island power in specific areas across…
America’s latest RV trend: getting wa-a-ay off-grid
Recreational vehicle makers often boast how their RVs and trailers can feel just like home. Besides their cleverly packaged bathrooms and kitchenettes, when you park…
- Mobile ·
Off-Grid Second Homes in UK DON’T Need TV License
If you are a part-time off-gridder in the UK, already paying for y0ur TV license elsewhere, then you don’t need to pay the £159 at…
- Work ·
Brilliant Research Intern Wanted
You will need writing and social media skills, good phone manner and love of the subject
- Energy ·
Choosing a Turbine to Generate 5KWh from a Waterfall, River or Stream
Generating electricity from a river or waterfall can be a great way to access sustainable energy more reliably than solar or wind, and all year…
looking for people to buy land in french pyrenees together
We are still looking for people…. for the mountains in french pyrennees . I am Johnny Tidd a survival teacher running my own school in…
Can I Use Waste From Composting Loo to Fertilise Veggies?
Yes, you can use the material from a composting toilet to fertilize your plants and it has an honourable tradition. In eighteenth century Japan, human…
- Spirit ·
Decarbonising the grid derailed by “thick, white, male plumbers”
Over 95% of plumbers are males in the USA and the UK; more than two-thirds are over 45 years old; two in five want to…
Off-Grid solutions in War-torn Ukraine
Rolling blackouts are the reality of everyday life in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Russia’s war is increasingly targeting the civilian population and the country’s…
Power Out in Alabama,Georgia, Tennessee after Tornadoes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At least seven people were killed on Thursday as severe storms and tornadoes left a trail of damage across the South, officials…
Utility Company Bosses Disliked By 42% Of Their Staff
Its not just customers who dislike Energy and Utility companies with a passion. Company bosses in the Energy and Utility indsutries are amongst the most…
New Yorker Finds A Guy Living Off-Grid In Manhattan
Last May Josh Spodek disconnected the circuit breaker in his West Village studio, and now “his carbon footprint is about that of three average-sized house…
Rooftop Solar Incentives – Win Some, Lose Some
From Inglewood to India, via Slovenia and Spain, rooftop solar funding is in a state of flux. While California has suspended its statewide incentives, the…
Vegan Land Blueprint for Activists
The Vegan Land Movement in the UK provides a model for others to follow – anywhere in the world – to link up and secure…
Family full of capable individuals looking for off-grid community
Hello everyone! My name is Jo, I’m 30 and I’m looking for my people. I work in the audiobook industry and I’m fully remote. I…
Bluetti Batteries Continue To Make Strides
Bluetti is one of the pacemakers in the home battery market, with an online following crowdfunding some of its latest products. Over the coming weeks…
Seeking Landbuddy To Go 50/50 on Land
Hello my name is JB and i want to start an offgrid homestead in the wilderness of western Canada, i am looking to live a…
- Energy ·
Florida Energy Bills Rocket
Power companies in Florida are warning residents of another major increase in your electricity bill. A request sent by FPL and Duke energy in December…
Elon Musk’s Satellites Help Ukraine
A cluster of 3,335 satellites called the ‘Starlink Constellation’ created by SpaceX is currently offering off-grid high-bandwidth WiFi to consumers in 45 different countries. Around…
Inflation Reduction Act Actually Causing Inflation
“Greenflation” will be the word of the year by late 2023. In 2022, the US Congress passed the biggest climate bill in history — under…
- Land ·
Easy Off-Grid Living in Panama (Central America)
Live off-grid in a community of 24 homes with like-minded, friendly people in a very safe, fun, beautiful setting. You don’t need to be a…
US energy grid buckles – but who is to blame?
12.23.22 – States by customers out Tennessee 205,982 North Carolina 184,920 Virginia 140,331 Maine 104,068 Pennsylvania 98,101 Over 1.5 million Americans were without…
Looking for help with a community hydroelectricity scheme
Hi all! A small group of us are hoping to set up a community hydroelectric project in the next few years and are looking for…
- Energy ·
Queues Around the Planet for Grid Connections
West London, UK – 17.12.2022. A huge housing development on the West side of UK capital city has had to be postponed because the developers…
USB blanket for low-cost warmth
What could be nicer than climbing into a warm bed on a cold, damp night? Normally that means heating the room, but you could perfectly…
Is Fusion Energy the Net Zero equivalent of the Covid Vaccine?
Washington DC – US department of energy has trailed an announcement later today (Tuesday), from energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and under-secretary for nuclear security Jill…
- Energy ·
EU owe $11.36 TRILLION to Cop27 Loss & Damage Fund – new report
Calculations by Off-Grid.net show the EU total liability under the new Cop27 agreement announced in Egypt today, is $11.36 trillion. Assets of the Loss &…
US & Europe Microgrid survey results – 2022
There are currently nearly 700 significant microgrids in the USA and only about 13 in Western Europe, according to a new report. There are four…
Europe faces winter of rolling blackouts and energy squabbles
European countries facing energy shortages will be bidding against each other for scarce energy supplies at times of peak demand this winter. Leadership failure by…
- Energy ·
Be off-grid ready – Power yourself up with this battery-panel combo
If you want to Work From Anywhere, and you need to make sure you never run out of power, then this pairing will allow you…
- Energy ·
Progress on Disclosure only Success of COP27
As President Biden prepares to address Cop27, it is already clear that “the world’s last chance to conquer climate change” will end in failure.Newsflash: 1.5…
- Energy ·
Sunset for the Grid?
The electricity grid is a relic of C20th technology
- Food ·
Water kefir farming
I appreciate today’s short attention span theater, I have a lot to say about kefir. If you want the short version, scroll down, you’ll see…
Living in nature
Land with trees and traditional house-caves to share in the mountains. Feel free to contact, cheers! Auto Amazon Links: No products found.
Hoping to retire off-grid
I’ll be retiring in about 2.5 years and hope to buy a piece of land on Cape Breton Island with the proceeds from selling my…
Hide-a-way
Thank you for taking the time to open my add. I am a free spirited middle aged woman who loves the woods. I have…
Looking to Rent Land!
Hi! New here. I’m Katie and my husband are looking to rent land and begin living off-grid. If anyone is looking for this kind of…
Off-Grid Without EMFs – 5g – WiFi
Hi all, I’m posting on behalf of the “EMF-Free Housing” FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1125115091718081 If you are looking to get away from 5g, WiFi, cell towers,…
- Energy ·
Now UK Energy Utilities Want A Windfall Tax
The UK government announced last Friday, it will insulate the British people against energy price rises this winter – using money rather than more conventional…
I’m back!!!
It’s been a while, a long while since I’ve been here, many things have happened over the years, and some things have remained the same.…
Off-Grid in the UK? No help from govt in energy crisis
As costs of energy double and redouble in the UK, and the government prepares to announce details of a bailout for householders, 100,000 off-grid households…
Sunnova battles regulators to supply home energy in California
Sunnova will use a 20 year old law to get around current regulations
UK housebuilders look at going off-grid in energy shortage
With an energy crunch looming and up to ten years wait to get a grid connection for new housing developments in some parts of the…
Cortijada Los Gázquez
[before_listing id=193 images=https://off-grid.net/wp-content/uploads/edaa7cb882601a60329bc53f1f5c4c0f.jpg youtube=null] At a thousand meters above sea level, Cortijada Los Gázquez is an ‘off-grid’ destination for creatively minded travellers high in the…
Gridlock for UK Renewable Electricity
New renewable energy projects in Britain are facing a 10-YEAR wait to get their power onto the country’s national grid. Incompetence at the top levels…
OffGrid at Nagaland
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Looking for Like Minded person/couple
turkeys sm.jpg (94 KB) I have a beautiful property in the Sierra Foothills that I could share with a like minded couple. Off-Grid, wildlife preserve,…
New model emerging for energy management
Gridbeyond is one of a new breed of companies, a grid aggregator offering to save money and energy for companies and communities, by selling the…
New wind farms could bypass the grid – and locals would benefit
The UK government’s new energy policy is, to nobody’s surprise, much like their old energy policy. Attention has focused on the lack of support for…
- Energy ·
Dale Vince enters politics
UK Energy boss Dale Vince’s appearance on Radio 4’sThe World This Weekend on Sunday, to announce his entry into politics, was a great piece of…
off-grid co-op?
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Looking for the perfect spot
My girlfriend and I are interested in building an earthship. We have been studying sustainable and off-grid building practices for the past few years, and…
How to turn Ukraine refugee problem into NetZero opportunity
Ukrainian citizens deserve our help right now – in any way we can. But the country is not entirely blameless. It has been discriminating against…
Warring couples lose off-grid dream home to lawyers fees
It began as a perfectly normal arrangement in communal living, copied by innumerable groups that want to spread the cost of a piece of land…
Looking for a site in Norfolk UK
Norfolk / East Anglia, UK. Have lived on a boat on the Broads, in a caravan in the woods, returning from overseas and looking for…
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