Solar is no longer just a way to trim your utility bill; for many homeowners it is a serious contender to keep the lights on when the grid goes dark. Whether panels can truly stand in for a gas or ...

During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, people were without power for days and more than 240 Texans died. Credit: Schaefer Edwards Mark Rowe was tired of living in the “stone age,” always having to light ...

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 ...

When some people go camping, they like to do things the old-fashioned way, where it is just them and the elements. For others, modern technology has made the prospect of camping much less of a true ...

A RV solar-powered generator will make the entire camping trip worrying about sound and fuel consumption issue instead of a ...

Homes traditionally run on power grids, but it isn't 100% reliable. Technical problems can happen at any time, high consumer demand leads to blackouts, and there's the occasional weather disturbance ...