Real energy independence can be tricky to accomplish, but during the past few years, I've accumulated some insights that aren't so obvious. The main misconceptions about life off-grid are that it's a ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

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Hurricanes, wildfires, and triple-digit heat domes are stressing America’s energy grid like never before, with millions experiencing rolling blackouts and brownouts as they struggle to keep their ...

The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the electricity they sent to the grid. By Ivan ...