Small-scale hydropower is a fairly popular challenge to tackle, especially in the off-grid community. With access to even a small flowing stream and enough elevation change, it’s possible to ...

In the snowy months, heating an off-grid home can be a challenge. But one person has come up with an innovative solution to stave off the winter chill. In the r/TinyHouses subreddit, they shared ...

Off-grid living can seem idyllic, but it does come with its challenges ... "If there is a county pool near where you get groceries take a change of clothes to town," another added. "If you have to ...

Vic Shao thinks he’s found a way for projects to jump the line. This week, Shao launched DC Grid, a company that provides off-grid energy solutions using direct current power instead of the more ...

Brooke Whipple is a lover of the great outdoors, and wanted to challenge her DIY skills, by building the off-grid home. She is extremely proud of her home, but said that people always assume that ...

Have you heard the one about non-solar homes paying the cost to networks of accommodating solar households? New report from regulator suggests it's not a thing.

Thought your Christmas shopping trips were grueling? A Canadian woman who lives off the grid has to drive ten hours round-trip to go on grocery runs, each of which costs her over a thousand ...

The grid was a reasonable way to organize apps when I had like, ten of them. There are sixty on the iPhone I’m using now, and I set it up from scratch a few months ago. Naturally, living off ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Amid the range of power stations, portable “solar generators” give you a way to draw in clean ...

Because of the aspect of her house, Dr Ryan needs the front solar panels before she can go fully off-grid. The Inner West Council mayor says the rules are being reviewed to make it easier for ...