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 ...

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 ...

Ana has 20+ years of experience covering home improvement and business topics for U.S. and international media. She’s been published in U.S. News & World Report, The American Scholar Magazine, ...

Whether you’re looking to cut down on your electricity bill or liberate yourself from your local power grid, solar arrays have always been an attractive option for a certain type of homeowner. And in ...

Pool, trampoline, a badminton net: Some gardens are so large that they can accommodate all kinds of infrastructure for fun and games. Why not use the space to generate electricity – at least if the ...

Wondering if a 3-kilowatt (kW) solar system is large enough to power your home or too large for your do-it-yourself (DIY) project? Below, we’ll outline everything you need to know about 3-kW solar ...

Batteries aren't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way they're wired to your house. Here's what you should know about AC- and DC-coupling. When we think about solar panels and batteries, we don't ...

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...

Americans’ investment in solar panels has ramped up mightily since the passage, in August 2022, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers a generous federal tax credit to homeowners who ...