Whether it's to help lower electricity costs or just a general desire to live unplugged from the rest of society, more and more people are choosing to go off-grid. While the concept of "off-grid" ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice — they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the grid ...