Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

Explore off-grid living with solar power as a software developer shares his experience of life on the road in an RV. After selling his home, he installed solar panels and a battery system ...

Rebecca Vance persuaded her sister and 13-year-old son to move to the Colorado wilderness and live “off the grid” — but the three were found dead months later. Family say they weren&#82… ...

The unidentified 14-year-old died alongside his mother Rebecca Vance, 42; and his aunt Christine Vance, 41, sometime after the trio decided to abandon civilization in Colorado Springs last summer.

A record heat wave, and its connections to climate change, are highlighting again the growing concerns around America’s electrical grid and whether it can withstand the added stress. In Texas ...