Welcome to our series answering reader questions and concerns about how to cut the utility company cord. I currently use wood to heat my off-grid home but would like to figure out my options for using ...

A couple saving money to build a home shared their current off-grid living setup, capturing the attention of many people online. Posting to the r/OffGrid subreddit, one person shared their current ...

Let me be honest. Three years ago, I thought disconnecting from civilization would solve everything. No more electric bills, no reliance on corporations, no stress. Just me, solar panels, and freedom.

A scientific group has proposed adding thermal solar panels to air-source heat pumps while also using grid heating to keep temperatures stable at night. The group modeled a system that could reportely ...

When a heat wave hits New York City, many customers can soon expect a message from Con Ed, asking customers to conserve energy. The reason is to protect the heat-strained electric grid, which, when ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright authorized Duke Energy to keep running certain power plants in the Carolinas as temperatures approached 100 degrees. The first days of summer are stressing the nation’s ...