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 ...

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 ...

In an effort to become more sustainable, a number of people have moved off the grid. While off-grid living falls under a large umbrella, the basic definition is a lifestyle where the home is not ...

Off-grid living is an empowering lifestyle with energy independence and cost savings. For efficient working, it is of utmost importance that you pick up the best off grid inverter. The inverter takes ...

When you think of someone going off-grid—living in a house that is entirely self-sufficient, with no connection to utility companies—you maybe picture some sort of doomsday prepper in a Unabomber shed ...

Off-grid PV is being widely used for commercial as well as residential applications as prices fall. Image: Futurepump and GOGLA. Off-grid solar is enjoying record new deployments and helping provide ...

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 ...

I've compiled a list of expenses I wish I'd known about before making the big move to off-grid living. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water ...