{"id":13539,"date":"2014-07-18T00:19:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T00:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/off-the-grid\/"},"modified":"2014-07-18T00:19:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T00:19:37","slug":"off-the-grid","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30226\/off-the-grid","title":{"rendered":"Off the Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_off_the_grid_mean\">What Does Off the Grid Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Off the grid is any IT environment or facility that is not dependent on public power companies for energy \/electricity needs.<\/p>\n<p> It is a facility that has on-premise infrastructure \/ equipment to generate and distribute electrical power and energy.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_off_the_grid\">Techopedia Explains Off the Grid<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An off the grid facility is not connected to an external electricity provider or the public power grid. 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