Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

"I feel like I'll end up getting a citation and heavy fines for the inevitable 300 foot wind turbine in my suburban backyard.

"You will need at least another battery, winter nights are long and the sun is weak." ...

Can installing solar panels really be a DIY project? Outside Pensacola, Florida, Eric Henley got his up and running in an afternoon and is now saving about $50 a month on his electric bill. “I had the ...

Homeowners and renters alike have seen utility costs increase in the mid-2020s, directly impacting their monthly budgets. This is due to a range of factors, from some providers having virtual ...

With energy prices set to jump to a three-year high this winter, plug-in solar panels are being rolled out which could help ...

It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home. And yet they’re totally real, ...

The sudden emergence of plug-in solar is timely, given the high concern about energy affordability. It offers renters and apartment dwellers – more than one-third of US households – a way to cut their ...

As electricity prices soar and rooftop solar subsidies vanish, some US renters and homeowners are surreptitiously installing solar panels on balconies and backyards without their utility’s permission.

An open-source design uses PVC pipe, solar panels and a rechargeable battery to build repairable outdoor lights without grid ...