Tips & Guidance for Off-Grid Living in Spain
Planning an off-grid setup in Spain? I hope that my articles below will help you avoid mistakes, find clarity and achieve your dream as swiftly as possible.
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Technology & Self-Sufficiency in Spain
Yes, this is a blog about off-grid living in Spain while having enough internet to work my remote job and charge an electric car. But with one big, fat confession: I’m not actually living off-grid yet. I’ve been in Spain since 2019 with a life-long dream to have my own place with land – but I’ve tried and failed many times to actually do it.
Instead of giving up, I’m keeping the dream alive in this blog where I educate myself on rules and regulations to get it right.
If this is what you’re looking for then you’re in the right place!
The Generator I Swore I’d Never Buy
A few days later, my friend Dave dropped by. Dave spends most of his working life…
The Problem With Owning Too Many Extension Leads
When I first moved into this place I bought three extension leads. That felt reasonable. The…
I Nearly Talked Myself Out of a Home Cinema
One of the strange things about living out here is how quiet it gets at night….
Off-Grid Cooking Without Electricity (or Patience)
Some days the batteries are fine.Some days they aren’t. You don’t get a warning. You just…
Septic Tanks vs Compost Toilets in Rural Spain
The Off-Grid Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About When people talk about going off-grid in Spain,…
The Day the Power Went Out (and I Remembered Why I Moved Here)
The lights went off just after lunch. No warning, no storm, just silence and the faint…
Charging an EV off grid in Spain: what actually works
People ask if it’s possible. Yes. If you accept the pace and keep your kit boring….
Soft-start day: taming the borehole pump (interior Alicante, Tue 23 Sep 2025)
I’ve been putting this off because the water has “worked fine.” Fine until the kettle’s on,…
The Day the Air-Con Died (and the Cable I Nearly Tripped Over)
Heatwave, inland Alicante. The sort of afternoon where the cicadas sound cooked and the fridge hum…
The Pergola Build: 3 Days, 2 Splinters, and One Very Angry Tape Measure
I finally started the pergola. Not the sketchbook version, not the stand-around-holding-a-mug version. Actual tools. Actual…
The Day the Van Didn’t Stop
It’s a long stretch of country road between here and the place that sells screws, filter…
What It Really Costs to Go Off-Grid (and Where I Screwed Up)
When people ask me what it costs to go off-grid in Spain, I usually take a…
Electric Tools and Workshop Living: My Off-Grid DIY Setup
There’s a special kind of joy that comes from building something with your own hands. There’s…
Passive Solar Design: Using Architecture to Beat the Heat (and Cold)
There’s a moment, somewhere around mid-July, when the Spanish sun feels less like a life-giving force…
How to Stay Connected Off-Grid: Internet, Phones & Going (Slightly) Mad
I never thought I’d miss buffering. But when you move off-grid, suddenly a spinning wheel feels…
Greywater Recycling: How I Reuse My Shower to Water My Garden
Let me tell you something about living off-grid in this part of Spain—it turns you into…
Building an Off-Grid Kitchen: Gas, Induction, and the Art of Cooking with Sunlight
The kitchen, for most people, is the heart of the home. For me, it’s also the…
Breakdown of Costs to Rehabilitate Off-Grid Ruin in Spain
Lately, I can’t stop thinking about this run-down, off-grid property in Jávea, Alicante. There’s something about…
4 Ways to Find a Property’s Cadastral Reference in Spain
Thinking about buying an off-grid property in Spain? Strap in. This isn’t one of those “sign…
Can You Legally Put a Container House on Rustic Land in Spain?
Let me take a wild guess. You saw those too-good-to-be-true land prices in Spain…and went down…
Buying a Farm in Spain? 5 Pitfalls You Probably Won’t Believe
Are you dreaming what I’m dreaming? Whole acres of Spanish countryside—rolling hills, olive trees, sunsets that’ll…
Building Regulations for Rural Properties in Spain: Key Considerations
So, you’re dreaming about an off-grid life in Spain? Yeah, same. No traffic. No teenagers on…
Interactive Map of Areas with NO 4G Coverage in Spain
I watched this video the other day—some couple living off-grid in Spain. First thing they mention?…
4 Ways to Heat a Greenhouse in Spain
Mangoes. Yeah. So, my kids? Fully addicted. They’d eat them nonstop if I let them. Breakfast,…
Can Wind Turbines Power an Off-Grid Property in Spain?
Alright, so, I’ve talked solar before. A lot. But then I saw this thing in El Español—some…