The Amish and Electricity

The Amish are typically not connected to the public power grid. The reason for this is that they believe the use of public resources might corrupt their pure way of life, so they generally avoid anything that will lead them down a corrupt path. However, they do use some limited forms of electricity.

They use battery power to light their buggies, and they also use electricity in some of their machinery, such as tractors, while farming, but you won’t find any computers or televisions in an Amish home.