be off the grid



be off the grid

1. To live without one's home connected to municipal utility systems, such as water supply or the main electrical grid. I just need to get enough solar panels installed to disconnect from the city's electricity supply, and then I'll be off the grid.
2. To exist outside of governmental observation; to be untraceable through any means of commerce or communication that could be linked to one's identity. Fearing for his life, the whistle-blower from the intelligence agency was forced to be off the grid for a number of years, eschewing anything that might leave a digital footprint for someone to find.
See also: grid, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jochebed-Biblical
JuditYOO-deet (Hungarian)Hungarian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Freyde-Yiddish
Kayode-Western African, Yoruba
Lot (1)LOT (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Tyrelltie-RELEnglish (Modern)