When it comes to rooftop solar, about three-quarters of San Diego homes built before 1995 need to have their electric panels upgraded before an installation gets completed. The problem? The cost of ...

We tested 20 solar generators to find the most versatile devices that can provide emergency backup power and fuel off-grid ...

New digital meter socket adapters from Tesla and others make home solar, battery, and EV charging installs a snap. But only ...

You don’t have to be a doomsday prepper to want a solar generator like the DJI Power 1000 kit. I’m not quite to the point of full-hermit. I have no desire to live off-grid in the middle of nowhere; ...

Now you can power your iPhone from the sun, even if you can’t afford solar panels. Thanks to steeply falling prices, solar power keeps breaking records for new installations. But it still makes up ...

IslandDER™ brings whole-home isolation directly to the meter socket for easier installations, reduced labor costs, and faster Permission To Operate (PTO) approval—integrated with systems from ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Solar energy, once a sideline to carbon-based energy sources, is rapidly ...