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MicroHydro Generator If your homestead can take advantage of water sources to produce electricity, then you have come to the right place. Here are the ins and o...

Burbank Resident Robert Beher on the roof with his 2 kW solar PV system Here on our off-grid homestead, we use PV panels as part of our energy solution. PV take...

Electric Car conversion Victor Tikhonov converted a Honda from gasoline to DC Electric. A few years later, he upgraded it to a AC Electric propulsion system. Ev...

Ancient Kalamazoo Franklin We had a very old Kalamazoo Franklin wood stove that was coming apart at the seams, literally. The final straw was this week when the...

In pristine northern Vermont, tucked in the woods, David and Mary Lahar have lived off the electricity grid since moving to their new home in Strafford in 1984....

Harrelson is an all-organic vegan, and he and his family spend time well off the grid in the Hawaiian forest with 40 other families in a community that has no p...

By Mike Mecke For thousands of years, the world has relied upon rainwater harvesting to supply water for household, landscape and agricultural uses. How to harv...

Here are a few technical toys for getting and using power in an off-grid home. Power Toys need power Starting with the NiMH battery Charger, it holds 4 AA or AA...

Being off-grid means something different to everyone. To me it simply means not being tethered to the services one normally expects of society. Steve Spence and...

For a clear headed guide to alternative energy sources in a cold (UK) climate, visit Off the Grid. Written by David Allender, who bought a remote house ten year...

Part of the reason for going off-grid is the obscene price of property. But even high-earners will be appalled at the 140,000 asking price for a small beach hut...

He’s the heir to business millions and she’s the former model who swapped the catwalk and high heels for wellies and a life down on the farm. Togeth...