Off-grid means people or places without mains power or water.  It is a possible solution to many of the crises we currently face - from housing and energy to environment, food security and rural regeneration.

Slashing global energy use requires changing our personal habits - and we might ask why should we bother?  But then consider those 'personal' habits were shaped by decades of advertising as to what we consider success, happiness and a normal life.

It took 50 years to introduce consumers to labour-saving devices like washing machines and vacuum cleaners - which were developed and marketed by the electricity companies themselves, and sold from places called "Electricity Showrooms".

Founded in 2005, off-grid.net is an eclectic mix of practical advice, news from the on-grid world, and technology issues rarely covered by the mainstream media. It’s the quickest way to connect with like-minded people in your area.  Meet people, share skills and resources, find land, and more…

The primary focus is on enabling those who live ON the grid to benefit from off-grid technology, and incorporate that into their lives in ways which save energy, money and carbon. With modern battery technology there is no longer any need for a 24/7 energy supply. Off-Grid promotes the many enterprises that are working for a sustainable future. It also campaigns on issues affecting people who live or work off-grid, including zoning/planning permission, where it is calling for changes to allow people to receive special permission to set up off-grid developments in places which do not currently have building permission.