If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid. Going solar doesn't mean going off the grid -- unless ...

This year, PV Tech Premium has paid particular attention to the need to accelerate financing in the global solar sector, with more interest than ever before in delivering the trillions of dollars ...

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 ...

Like all solar energy systems, off-grid systems use solar panels to harness the sun’s energy for residential or commercial buildings. However, unlike more common grid-tied systems, they store some of ...

Air conditioning accounts for roughly 10 percent of global electricity consumption, and that figure is rising fast. To address this challenge, a Florida resident created a functional off-grid cooling ...

Sweden added 21,600 grid-connected solar plants last year, bringing its total installations to approximately 314,600 and cumulative capacity to 5.5 GW ...