Ube Boobey’s bedroom is slightly messy after a trip to Morocco, but her cyberdeck glistens among the clutter. The homemade ...

Karen is an energy efficiency and sustainability specialist with 20+ years experience. She exposes unsustainable businesses, products, and processes, and looks for ways we can all buy better - for ...

Two homes can have the same number of solar panels and similar roof space, yet produce very different amounts of electricity. One of the main reasons is solar panel efficiency – the measure of how ...

A homeowner took to Reddit to describe their experience with solar panels five months after installing their DIY system. The original poster provided details and a photo of their solar panel setup ...

The sudden emergence of plug-in solar is timely, given the high concern about energy affordability. It offers renters and apartment dwellers – more than one-third of US households – a way to cut their ...

Homeowners and renters alike have seen utility costs increase in the mid-2020s, directly impacting their monthly budgets. This is due to a range of factors, from some providers having virtual ...

This story was originally published by Canary Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. Last October, Reasons to be ...

The global solar power boom, largely fueled by China's dominant manufacturing, is set to create a staggering 88 million tons of solar waste by 2050. Recycling solar panels remains costly and complex, ...

The wattage specification for a solar panel indicates the most watts it can provide a device in an hour. But that number is based on ideal conditions, and their actual input can be lower. If pairing a ...

Agnes Chan is part of a stealth solar revolution bubbling up in the US. The retired teacher has a tiny solar system propped up in her backyard in Berkeley, California, and plugged into a regular ...

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Lauren Phillips’ balcony just became a power plant. A very small, carbon-free one.

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...