Hollie Sowden

Preparing your home with emergency backup power is becoming more necessary. With natural disasters causing power outages more frequently and unreliable and aging systems causing blackouts, keeping a solar generator for home use is...

Not only are fossil fuels damaging the environment, harming our health, and becoming increasingly more expensive, but according to studies on the limitations of fossil fuels, we only have between 50-100 years left of...

We can harness free, renewable solar energy to power everything from our homes to businesses. As we move away from fossil fuels completely, we’re looking to clean or low-carbon energy sources as an alternative....

How to Prepare for a Power Outage in Winter 1. Winterproof Your Home Before winter creeps in, prepare your home as best you can to keep the warmth in during an outage. Insulate your attic and...

The quick and mostly vague answer to this question is that most power outages last only a few minutes, but some can last for days or even up to a week. While this may...

Within solar energy circles, cleaning solar panels is a hot topic of debate: should you or shouldn’t you? While some suggest that regularly washing panels is necessary to get the maximum solar conversion possible....

The last few years have seen a notable increase in electrical blackouts across the U.S. These power outages have a knock-on effect that doesn't just leave people without power, but can also affect access...

While there are plenty of campsites with electrical hookups, many people enjoy the experience of going off-grid and fending for themselves. Although camping means getting back to nature for some, others set up camp...