The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity supply. vs The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity grid.

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but the first one is more commonly used and makes more sense in this context. The word 'supply' refers to the provision of electricity, while 'grid' refers to the system of interconnected power lines and generators.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1068 views

The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity supply.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the farmhouse had to produce its own electricity.

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It was here in this isolated farmhouse, that the killer struck between 10 PM and 12 midnight.
No one was around and the farmhouse was locked.
Not so isolated that the missionaries haven't found you.
It observed that no information was made available demonstrating that without the airport the region in which it is located would be so isolated that its social and economic development would be harmed.
Forensics linked everything in the farmhouse to Dearing.
A seizure in an area so isolated would have been easier.
Maybe that's what made him feel so isolated.
We already checked the farmhouse, there's no lead to the bombers.
Sorry I zapped you at the farmhouse.
I saw that guy's brother Damon at the farmhouse.
Cut across that field to the farmhouse.
Only Paula came to the farmhouse.
So... Paula came to the farmhouse with you.
Then yes, is worth to surround the farmhouse.
We'll find another use for some of the farmhouses...
I was calm as we approached the farmhouse.
Approximately 30 people moving to the end of the valley behind the farmhouse.
The FBI has located the farmhouse where they're holding your son.
A neighbor spotted this man coming out of the farmhouse driveway after the girls were taken.
The guy at the farmhouse, he's been with them for weeks.

Alternatives:

the farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity.

The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity grid.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase could be used to imply that the farmhouse had to create its own system of power distribution.

Show examples from the web [+]

It was here in this isolated farmhouse, that the killer struck between 10 PM and 12 midnight.
No one was around and the farmhouse was locked.
Not so isolated that the missionaries haven't found you.
It observed that no information was made available demonstrating that without the airport the region in which it is located would be so isolated that its social and economic development would be harmed.
Forensics linked everything in the farmhouse to Dearing.
A seizure in an area so isolated would have been easier.
Maybe that's what made him feel so isolated.
We already checked the farmhouse, there's no lead to the bombers.
Sorry I zapped you at the farmhouse.
I saw that guy's brother Damon at the farmhouse.
Cut across that field to the farmhouse.
Only Paula came to the farmhouse.
So... Paula came to the farmhouse with you.
Then yes, is worth to surround the farmhouse.
We'll find another use for some of the farmhouses...
I was calm as we approached the farmhouse.
Approximately 30 people moving to the end of the valley behind the farmhouse.
The FBI has located the farmhouse where they're holding your son.
A neighbor spotted this man coming out of the farmhouse driveway after the girls were taken.
The guy at the farmhouse, he's been with them for weeks.

Alternatives:

the farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity network.
the farmhouse was so isolated that they had to create their own electricity grid.
the farmhouse was so isolated that they had to establish their own electricity grid.
the farmhouse was so isolated that they had to set up their own electricity grid.

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The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity supply. vs The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity grid.