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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…
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…
- Events ·
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!
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
OffGrid at Nagaland
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…
- Energy ·
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…
- People ·
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?
I am starting a housing co-op near Glasgow, Scotland, with view to going off-grid
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…
Mr. BugOut
Young archtitect planning his own bugout and looking for buddies to cooperate with and possibly share the bugout.
Seven Ways to Beat the Blackout this Winter
Homeware stores report a 60% year on year increase in website searches like hot water bottle, candle and flashlight. These are baby steps. You don’t…
Care-and-Cleaning-of-Natural-Stone—16pages.pdf
AGuide to the Care & Cleaning of Natural Stone Apublication from the Marble Institute of America Marble Institute of America 28901 Clemens Road, Suite 100…
Only 26,000 car chargers in the UK and many are broken
The UK government announced on Sunday night it would boost electric car charging, and tossed out a figure of “another 145,000 new charging points” to…
- Spirit ·
Porn-Induced Impotence
Having Porn-Induced Impotence is not just awkward for the person that has it, however, for their partner as well. When an individual has this problem,…
- Featured ·
If you take the dime, you gotta take the crime
Ever since 2008, I have been puzzled as to why individual directors are never prosecuted for corporate crimes in the UK. At the time of…
- Energy ·
Micro-Nuclear or Mini-nuclear?
COP26 may have been a near-total failure, but I heard dozens of delegates congratulating each other on being present for what one called “the energy…
Any Christian Communes?
My name is Tyler, I am looking for a Christian commune where everyone lives and worships together aswell as help one another, If anyone knows…
- Energy ·
Off-Grid campaign for Renewable Micro-Grids
UK Parliamentary Petition Decarbonise UK energy by funding locally-owned renewable micro-grids About 75% of all global warming (ie carbon emissions) is caused by the production…
- Land ·
10 Acres in McNairy County TN
See the video for details about this property: https://vimeo.com/612685690 This 10-acre property is perfect for those who want maximum privacy without sacrificing convenience. The property…
How to open PST file without Outlook?
PST files stand for personal storage table. It is a file format used by Outlook to store users’ data. Many organizations use PST files to…
- Water ·
No Directors Prosecuted for Deliberate Sewage Dumping by Southern Water
One of Britain’s biggest water companies was fined £90m ($126m) today for deliberate dumping of “billions of litres” of sewage into the North Sea over…
Sign petition now to delete anti-van clause from Police Bill
A new law aimed at protesters will allow police to seize thousands of vans parked anywhere in the UK, other than designated camping sites. The…
- Land ·
Houseboat and land in UK – £0.5m
The price of the off-grid dream just went up. In the wake of Covid, climate change and the stream of urban dwellers moving to the…
Using our Landbuddy Map – new video
Our Landbuddy section is one of this web site’s features most valued by our readers. Now we have released a video to explain how to…
Liana Cornell, actress-activist, on her new Eco-TV series
In real life, the actress Liana Cornell –co- star of the Amazon and Sky TV series Britannia – is living off the grid in Cornwall,…
- Land ·
Off-Grid Manufactured Home on 40 Acres in Ash Fork, AZ
Spacious 1620 sqft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath manufactured home sits on 40 rural acres with beautiful panoramic views. The home is equipped for your rural…
From Burning Man to Burning Van – Nomadland author Jessica Bruder talks to off-grid.net
It seems amazing to the off-grid and van-dwelling communities that a low-budget docudrama about life on the road could be about to receive a large…
Barriers to Nomad living and the UK Police Bill
We know a lot of you have concerns and questions about the ways governments are stopping people from living off the grid. Its a growing problem…
Van dwelling in rural UK
Fuelled by a desire to break free from mortgages, rent and commuting; searching for the simple life, in beaches and beauty spots a largely invisible,…
- People ·
Robin Wright on directing her new film: Land
House of Cards star Robin Wright’s latest character is a broken women who abandons everything she knows, and retreats to a mountaintop, in the new…
- Events ·
1.4 million Texas homes off-grid as power network buckles
More than half of energy-rich state’s total power generation capacity remains offline The electric grid, which is designed to enable energy trading rather than protecting…
- Energy ·
US Power Grid Closes in on Debtors
The Washington Post reports an unprecedented rise in arrears owed to Utility companies by America households struggling in the pandemic. Those bills are about to…
- Energy ·
Big tech needs to be on the grid – but we dont
The combined power usage of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple is more than 45 terawatt-hours a year, about as much as New Zealand, new…
- Energy ·
Best portable power stations to buy in 2021
Whether you are living off-grid or just moving arond for business or leisure, keeping powered up is an important part of your preparations. Portable power…
- Featured ·
Kentucky a centre for off-grid living
A Kentucky couple, who have been off-grid for more than five years, have set up a website to discuss the lifestyle. Mark and Emily McCafferty…
Schoolboy sets up sheep business after renting neighbour’s land
A 13-year-old entrepreneur schoolboy has set up a farming business after renting a neighbour's land to rear his flock of sheep. Young farmer William Banham…
- People ·
Interview with Frances McDormand on her new film – Nomadland – UK Exclusive
Oscar winning Frances McDormand is the most fascinating and enigmatic actor on the A-list right now. Having her pick of the most heavily funded movies,…
In Israel, a failed town finds new hope – off-grid
A disused factory that once symbolized the dismal economic failure of Dimona in southern Israel’s Negev desert, has metamorphosed into a 21st century manufacturing hub…
Off-Grid, Socially-Distanced, Christmas Gift Solution
Celebrating its second Christmas, Ungifted allows you to take part in the Secret Santa tradition, without being a part of a mass-produced junk problem that’s…
- Shelter ·
UK Rural Homeless Rise 20% A Year
Homelessness in rural England is doubling every 3 years, according to campaigners warning planning reforms are likely to worsen the situation. The sharp increase in…
- Energy ·
New California fires caused by electricity grid – SoCal confesses
Oct. 28—Thousands of Southern Californians were without electricity for a third day Wednesday, as the region’s largest utility turned off power to areas where strong…
- Shelter ·
Anthony Russo’s off-grid cabin- Architectural Digest
Movie maker Anthony Russo’s off-the-grid cabin in the Angeles National Forest is high style – on the inside. On the outside it still looks like…
- Water ·
All 16 Quarterfinalists in $9 Million Solar Desalination Prize – listed
The lineup for a Solar Desalination Prize has been announced by the US Energy Dept. Our pick is the Solar Aqua Flex: Off-Grid Solar Still from…
- Energy ·
Tesla plans its first off-grid community
Tesla is planning to take a 1,400-acre community in Mexico completely off-grid. The first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin Dolphin community in Los Cabos, will…
- Land ·
Public land sell-off halted till next Prez term
Public land owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the US is some of the most important for off-grid communities – including those…
Shepherd’s Huts – 9 Remote Retreats for an Off-Grid Break in the UK
Shepherd’s Hut stays are becoming popular as the multiple lockdowns give us all a taste to break free from TV, electricity and even buildings with…
- Energy ·
Gas generators are a power option
Cummins gas generators were launched last year and already their installations power the equivalent of 52,000 homes. The HSK78G offers reliable power off the grid.…
Reinventing writing, paper, printing presses after fall of civilization
After the initial trauma of the coronavirus lockdown, one can imagine the ease with which civilization might disintegrate in the face of disaster. In a…
- Shelter ·
Doomsday Bunker – book review
Bradley Garrett’s tour of bunker sites and the people who own them is a snapshot of the way the most paranoid react to the pandemic.…
The Black Farmer Backs Our Call for Land Access
Black Farmer Calls For Church, State And Private Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available For ‘Farming Lite’ – 45% Increase In Demand For…
They Really Had This Coming – NGOs splattered
Smug eco-charities like Friends of the Earth held to account for drawing huge salaries and doing nothing for planet - except flying around to meetings
- Land ·
Covid boosts price of private islands
There are dozens of islands for sale in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The pandemic has seen inquiries triple. If you are a buyer, don’t wait…
Is Taking Assistance from the Paper Writing Service is Good for the Students?
Well, Yes! Most paper writing service has a team of skilled and qualified experts who assist the students with the appropriate assistance and help them…
- Shelter ·
Lockdown Winner – Underground Realty
When the lockdown started, some people literally went down. Northeast Bunkers, a company in Pittsfield, Maine, that specializes in the design and construction of underground…
- Mobile ·
Training for space travel by going off-grid
Eastern Cape, Wednesday- Theoretical physicist Adriana Marais has wanted to board a spaceship to Mars since she was five. One of 100 candidates selected for…
- Land ·
Couple wanted for remote land rental
A unique opportunity to rent a large open space with amazing views and good quality land for growing food has opened up in the Welsh…
- Land ·
The Off-Grid Solution to Social Distancing (says Reuters)
Couple living alone in wilderness for decades -REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT- SOMEWHERE NEAR RESERVE, New Mexico, June 5 (Reuters) – To leave society behind was a…
Remote vacation deals on Priceline and AirBnb
Remote vacations will be all the rage as the unlockdown begins. Outdoor recreation is slowly beginning to reopen in Oregon with social distancing rules. Playgrounds…
- Land ·
Surge in Australian land prices
Huge increases in land prices in Western Australia have led to a tug-of-war between farmers looking to expand their businesses and smallholders trying to get…
Make a fresh start – find a new life with Landbuddy 2.0
Have your circumstances changed recently? Have you realised you’re no longer tied to an office, or even a city? Has your boss agreed you can…
- Land ·
Isolated field in Devon near the coast
One acre field in very secluded location – can be put to any use such as wild camping, growing veggies, or just enjoying the view.…
- People ·
Celebrities Quarantining In The Countryside
Celebrities are fleeing urban coronavirus hotspots for quarantining in Wyoming, Montana, and other Western rural regions. Experts are criticizing this move as dangerous to those…
- Land ·
Off-Grid RV Parking or Tent Camping
Perfect spots for RV or campers. Located in Frenchburg, KY in Menifee County. These are OFF GRID parking spots (RV spots are limited to two…
- Land ·
Off-Grid Tent Camping in West Virginia, USA
A 4×4, in very good condition, and a rugged spirit are necessary to reach, and tent-camp on, this property in the middle of nowhere, Northeast…
- Featured ·
Second Sleep – Book Review
The Second Sleep by Robert Harris – Buy it on Amazon US – an elegant, post-apocalyptic thriller A priest investigates a vicar’s untimely death in…
Slump in Demand for Power
Coronavirus is laying waste to the global energy system – its biggest shock in at least 45 years, and the implications will be with us…
Iowa Land Rental Prices Up
An authoritative annual survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland, a bellwether for the national market, shows cost per acre have increased, but by…
Coming Soon: The Age Of Exurbia
I started prepping for Coronavirus in September 2019, after I heard about Disease X. A World Health Organisation staffer told me of plans to war-game…
- Land ·
Rewilding Britain
As we contemplate the ecological wreckage from the last century of unfettered growth in Britain, there is a mounting desire throughout the UK and all…
Lady Lola’s Off-Grid Lockdown
Lady Lola Crichton-Stuart, 20-year-old daughter of the Marquess of Bute, is having a very laid back lockdown. She is in isolation on a remote island,…
Attenborough flick aims to “end waste”
One of the most potent reasons for living off-grid is the amount of energy that is wasted by the grid. According to academic studies 32%…
5 Off-Grid Capitals of Britain
The growing interest in living off the grid is a global phenomenon – hundreds of thousands every year are moving off-grid – either because they…
- People ·
Ben Fogle’s Off-Grid Experiment
Could your child fell a tree or use a blow torch? TV presenter Ben Fogle travelled to meet families in remote spots — then tried…
Send us your footage and photos
This is a shout-out to our readers to ask – please send us thousands of your off-grid photos – hundreds of minutes of video footage…
- Land ·
Quinta-limoes Portugal – off-grid stay
Closed at the moment. For information please contact. A place to stay for a while with your tent/caravan/camper. If you are looking for a long…
- Land ·
4 Acres off-grid for RV parking or ?
I have 4 acres of land on an offgrid property in Moffat, Colorado where others are living offgrid. The neighbors have a well from which…
Rich seek out deserted estates, private islands and luxury apartments
While some of the world’s wealthiest reserve themselves “bargain” apartments in central London for up to £22.5 million, other realty agents representing large landowners say…
- Shelter ·
Escaping COVID-19
One way to escape the COVID-19 pandemic is to move off the grid into the wilderness. I sometimes feel self-isolating is just that. While living…