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Off-grid – language and words in the news

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Off-grid is the new BuzzWord this week on Macmillan Dictionary.



Off-grid is an adjective which describes the situation of not using public utilities such as electricity, gas, water and mains sewerage.

Some of the words which are associated with an off-grid lifestyle are: sustainability, unplugged, recycled, hand-powered, solar, self-sufficient, green.

If you’d like to find out more about living off the grid, take a look at the links and video below.

UK’s first ‘island’ micro grid goes live in Wales

Tips for Off-Grid Living – How To Live Off The Grid

This video (5:11 minutes) is truly inspirational. If you fancy giving up your day job this family in California will show you how you can change to a lifestyle of living (mostly) off the grid. There are a few things which even this family could not forsake. Try and guess what those are!

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