Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...

Being proactive about your home’s electricity doesn’t necessarily make you a doomsday prepper — it just makes you a smart ...

By using the batteries in a GM EV, the GM Energy Home System turns a vehicle into a battery backup when the power goes out.

Can you use EV as backup power? Yes, you can, but in the long run, it’s better to use a fixed system with a backup generator to preserve your EV battery. Welcome to our series answering reader ...

Our editor-tested and researched portable and whole-home options keep appliances and other essentials running during an emergency—no matter what.

Nature’s Generator announced the release of its MyGrid 10k, a home battery energy storage system and inverter. The product includes a 10.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and an inverter with 10 kW ...

Generac is expanding its solar-plus-storage ecosystem with the launch of the PWRmicro microinverter. Each unit delivers up to 820 W of AC output and supports up to two 500 W solar modules. It comes ...

What makes a standby generator fail even when the wiring looks perfect? That question is answered in a HelloNation article ...

We've all been there: The lights go out and the power company sends you a text message. A tree fell on a transmission line or the weather turned severe, and you'll be out of electricity until people ...