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2 unusual facts about off the grid


Anarchy in the United States

Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa - documentary film about an ungoverned community in a United States desert

Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa

The film documents a loose-knit desert community in "the Mesa," five miles from the Rio Grande and 25 miles from the nearest town.


Stuck with Hackett

Hackett constructs several types of power sources, in order to run modern electric conveniences in an abandoned desert home off the grid.


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Kennebecasis River

Several large islands can be found in the river, such as Kennebecasis Island just off-shore from Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula, and uninhabited (with the exception of a few summer cottages & an Off The Grid Community on the southern part of the island) Long Island, located near Rothesay.

Motorola Homesight

The latter may be mitigated by the use of a UPS for the computer and some combination of backup power sources, such as diesel generator, solar panels, a wind turbine or other off-the-grid energy sources.

Wakawaka light

WakaWaka light is a solar energy LED light that aims to bring light to those people who live off the grid.