What Is Off-Grid Living? Off-grid living refers to residing in a home that is completely disconnected from public utilities like electricity, water, and sewage systems. Imagine yourself in a cabin, ...

Living off-grid conjures images of survivalists in remote places and a rustic, “Little House on the Prairie” lifestyle with chores from morning to night. Yet only a tiny fraction of people living ...

While “off grid” specifically denotes energy that is not connected to the electrical grid, many individuals use the term in a wider context to refer to a lifestyle that emphasizes self-sufficiency and ...

I've compiled a list of expenses I wish I'd known about before making the big move to off-grid living. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water ...

The idea of living off the grid—once the domain of hippies and doomsday preppers—has been steadily winning over a broader range of homebuyers, from remote-working young professionals to families ...

There are many reasons why you may find yourself living far from the nearest available source of electricity. Maybe you're staying off-grid by choice or just laying the foundations for a dwelling that ...

Adapt to the natural rhythm of solar abundance and scarcity while living off-grid in California. Learn to live by the sun when doing household tasks and discover the benefits of fire-based cooking.

The author lives in a 2,000-square-foot solar-powered octagonal home made with post-and-beam logs and straw bale infill walls and insulation. Decades of problem-solving and experimenting have given ...

Living “off the grid” means living in a home that is self-sufficient, but that doesn’t have to require a rustic lifestyle on an isolated property. In fact, some off-grid homes that are for sale in the ...

If you’re looking to pull up stakes and take on off-grid living, the Ozarks might be the place for you. According to a new survey, four counties and one region in the Ozarks have been named as the ...

Sunday, May 22 was the last day my apartment was connected to Manhattan’s energy grid. That morning I used my pressure cooker—powered by portable solar panels I had bought on Craigslist and carried to ...