Grid Threats

When you're looking to go off grid, there are several options, but you’ll often begin by asking: Can solar alone get me off grid? The answer...

When most people think about solar panel systems, they think of the panels themselves. Those monocrystalline or polycrystalline black panels of about two feet by four...

Solar power is a hot topic these days. With energy costs increasing and expected to keep on increasing, many are seeing solar power as the way...

How often do you take electricity for granted? If you are like I once was, it happens quite frequently. I would shut off lights and unplug...

Big government’s plans to modernize electricity by creating a smart grid appear to be a recipe for disaster. Consequently, a grid such as this would be...

If you’ve ever thought about ditching the grid and living on solar power, then you’re not alone. Questioning Your Local Power Company Odds are that you’re...

Solar energy systems are not all created alike. Just because homes have a set of solar panels on the roof, it doesn’t mean that they all...

By utilizing passive solar energy, our ancestors could use temperate differences to heat and cool their homes. The sun rises in the east and sets in...

The American culture survives on a lifeline of electrical wires. This power grid crisscrosses the country, bringing electricity to homes, offices, factories, warehouses, farms, traffic lights...

Millions of homes could lose electricity to California blackouts this summer because of fire danger. This is because bankrupt utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)...