off the grid adjective 3adverb 3 adjective3 •Of a home, business, or the occupants thereof, not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.[T]his 1,250-square-foot earth-covered house relies on solar power and is off the grid. — 2005 •Not reachable by means of a publicly available communication system, such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network.He has no desire to be found. His place was off the grid. The cabin had no television, phone, or computer. — 2009 •Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.The beach looked like a small swatch of an industrial wasteland. […] He had promised me a crowd-free break that was off the grid, and here it was. — 2008 adverb3 •In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used.Imagine a future in which millions of families live off the grid, powering their homes and vehicles with dirt-cheap portable fuel cells. — 2010 •In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed.If you're annoying folks, you'll essentially cease to exist, as those you annoy drop you off the grid. — 2007 •Secretly; in a clandestine manner.
