the grid
Electrical distribution system
The grid refers to the electrical power network—the interconnected system of generators, transmission lines, and distribution infrastructure that delivers electricity across regions.
To go off the grid is to live without reliance on public utilities, often implying self-sufficiency or withdrawal from modern systems.
The phrase has extended to mean disconnecting from technology or social networks generally: I'm going off the grid for the weekend.
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- data centerFacility housing networked computers
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- graph paperPre-gridded drawing sheets
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
transformers · cloud computing · Cartesian plane · map projection · server farm · Tron · modular design · GPS coordinates · blackout · longitude · urban infrastructure · transportation routes · renewable energy · transmission towers · navigation system · city blocks · load balancing · waffle iron
the gridoff-grid
Without utility connections
energy independence · self-sufficiency · decentralized power · off-the-grid · off-grid living
the gridoff the grid
Independent of infrastructure
going dark · dropping out · anonymity · disconnection · disappearing