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 ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a ...

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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. Going solar doesn't mean going off the grid -- unless ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice — they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the grid ...

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 ...

VPPs tap into everyday home technologies, including solar panels and batteries, by transmitting excess stored energy to the ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

America’s AI-fueled data center boom is pushing the U.S. power grid toward a breaking point, forcing utilities and tech giants into a high-stakes standoff over who should shoulder the burden, The Wall ...