Converted from standard shipping containers, container homes offer advantages such as low construction cost, robust structure ...

"People dream of living off grid, but it's a nightmare," she says. She wants to stay in a house she loves but worries about managing as she gets older. "When the system goes down, it's me that sorts ...

What exactly is off grid electricity? Of course, many people have different ideas about this. For the purpose of this article, it's electricity that you generate on your own property. Generating off ...

Off-grid living is often associated with survivalists or doomsday preppers, but this stereotype overlooks the diverse ...

Fort Lewis College’s Fundamental Needs Oasis Project and the Rural Clean Energy Partnership are expanding off-grid solar ...

The Apollo system from Solaflect Energy uses a suspension-bridge-style cabling design to cut weight while maximizing strength. With California’s high electricity prices and solar-friendly climate, the ...

PG&E will turn off its temporary generators in San Francisco at 11 p.m. Sunday and switch its affected customers back to grid ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Standing by a towering equatorial forest, Jean-Noel Kouame's new breeze-block house may be beyond the reach of Ivory Coast's power grid, but it's perfectly located for solar power ...

For one couple, life without running water or electricity hasn't been as tough as some might expect. Although living the "off-grid farm life" in gorgeous Hawaiʻi probably doesn't hurt. In one video, ...