Installing a new home battery? You'll want to know how much power it can handle, and this guide will help you figure it out. If you’ve been thinking about switching over to solar energy, you might be ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Understanding watt-hours will help you survive power outages and off-grid adventures. Understanding watt-hours ...

The right battery capacity (also referred to as sizing) is of the utmost importance when finding a home battery to meet your household's energy needs. But how do you know what size is right for your ...

Most homeowners will need between 15 and 22 solar panels to cover their electricity use, but the exact number depends on three main factors: how much power your household consumes, how much sunlight ...

Welcome to our series answering reader questions and concerns about how to cut the utility company cord. I currently use wood to heat my off-grid home but would like to figure out my options for using ...

As homeowners, few things get us lathered up quite like comparing our homes to the homes of our friends, family, and neighbors. Whether it's a point of pride or frustration, we have a hard-wired need ...

If you've ever looked at your energy bills and thought, "Why am I paying all this money when there's literally free energy beaming down from the sky?", well, you've got a point. While solar panels ...

I'm in Tampa on my 5th day without power. I have a rechargeable battery and solar panels that meets my family's basic needs. I want to expand our offline power to increase our comfort the next time a ...

Enphase’s new off-grid solar + battery system lets homeowners live fully off the grid with solar, storage, and a generator.

After one of my most recent Alibaba import adventures, I was left with a shipping container in my yard. These engineering wonders are great for many uses outside of merely transferring goods around ...