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. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too ...

Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Exciting advancements in solar energy are encouraging more and more folks to jump on the sustainability bandwagon and look into solar panels.

Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Across the globe, commercial and residential areas have begun transitioning to greener energy solutions. If you’re thinking about making the ...

Enphase Energy just launched a new off-grid system that lets homeowners power their homes without a utility connection – even for extended periods. The California-based Enphase says the off-grid setup ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Enphase Energy, a California-based supplier of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has announced a new complete off-grid solar and battery solution. The system is currently available in the ...

A modeling study shows how, under some conditions, increasing numbers of households with rooftop solar panels can lead to ...

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 ...