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 keeping enough internet to work a remote job and charge an electric car. I came to Spain in 2019 with a lifelong dream of a place with land, and after a few false starts I found it: a finca in inland Alicante with solar panels, a borehole and a septic tank, and no mains connection.
This blog is what I wish I’d had before buying: the rules, the real costs and the mistakes, from sizing the solar to taming the borehole pump.
If that’s what you’re looking for, you’re in the right place.
Nobody Mentioned the Driveway When I Dreamed of Living Off-Grid
The joys of rural living in Spain, where the house might be perfect but getting to…
The Summer I Finally Learned to Stop Wasting Solar Power
For years I thought the difficult part of living with solar power would be generating enough…
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?…