Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Exciting advancements in solar energy are encouraging more and more folks to jump on the sustainability bandwagon and look into solar panels.

The modern world depends on electricity. It’s a crucial resource, especially in urban areas, but electricity can’t be created, stored, and provided at a later time. The instant it’s produced, it’s ...

What is a microgrid and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security. No, we’re not talking about miniature cooking pans for making tiny pancakes!

Best solar investments for your home. Off-grid solar systems generate and store power wherever the sun shines, making them a great green update to your home. Today, lots of one-stop-shop companies ...

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 ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

Christian Jakob receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century. Andrew Gunn does not work for, ...