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 ...

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 ...

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Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles into the power grid is ...

Demand for electricity from the New England grid fell to its lowest level ever Sunday thanks to warm spring temperatures, sunny skies and bountiful production from rooftop solar panels. Grid operator ...

A deep freeze is gripping the US in the wake of the worst storm so far this season, leaving the country’s biggest electric ...

Perhaps you’re dreaming of obtaining your home’s electricity without having to rely on that provided by your town or city. If so, you’re hoping to go “off the grid.” And if that’s your dream, you’ve ...