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 ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Residential solar installations have seen a spike in recent years, with many Americans considering transitioning their energy usage to renewable sources (especially in light of new federal tax credits ...

The best solar generator pairs a large-capacity rechargeable power station — a big battery, at heart — with a set of portable solar panels, making for a versatile device that can provide backup power ...

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places. It ...

Going off the grid doesn’t have to mean going without gear, so get some solar panels to ensure you can keep a generator charged as you charge bravely forward. By Nick Hilden Published Jul 29, 2024 ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. With rising electricity prices and better technology, many homeowners are asking: Is solar a smart investment? The short answer is “maybe.” If you pay cash ...

Covering 10% of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with ‘floatovoltaics’ would install as much electrical capacity as is currently available for fossil-fuel power plants. But the environmental and ...

REC and Maxeon offer two of the best solar panels that CNET experts have evaluated. Both brands offer highly efficient solar panels backed with strong production guarantees over 25 years. Maxeon ...