If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid.

Grid-tied solar energy systems are an eco-friendly way to power your home while remaining connected to the electrical grid, but there are trade-offs involved.

Businesses generating their own solar power enter into a billing and metering agreement, called a netmetering agreement, with a local power utility when connecting a photovoltaic system to the grid.

Here’s a guide to the equipment necessary to generate and store minimal power for a remote property, from the solar panels to the breaker panel.

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels.

Explore solar panel parts and components. Learn how to go off-grid with solar power and create your own photovoltaic system.

Off-grid solar systems use solar batteries to operate fully independent of the power grid, but typically cost more than grid-tied systems.

The r16 consists of a solar-power system on the roof and as well as the connection to an EV. Right now, it only works with EVs that comply with the CHAdeMo protocols for vehicle-to-grid ...

Thinking about going solar? Learn about the three main types of solar grid systems so you can decide which is right for your home.