The new Jackery Solar Generator 5000 Plus offers whole home backup, hooks into your existing solar system and is packed with features at a reasonable price. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over ...

"A lot depends on how reliable the grid is in your area." Homeowner seeks advice on investing in home backup technology: '[Should I] wait until prices come down?' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

Bluetti is no stranger to batteries. As a company mostly known for its portable power stations and solar generators, the logical next step is a whole home backup solution. This is where the EP900 Home ...

Dear Eartha, I’m considering installing solar on my roof. Should I also consider a backup battery system? Whether generated by rooftop solar panels or buzzing into your home from the grid, we all use ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which knocked out power to some 2 million customers in the Houston region, having a backup source of power is becoming increasingly critical. Last year, I made the ...

Colorado homeowners are getting a preview of what the future could hold: longer, more frequent electrical outages that leave neighborhoods in the dark, sometimes with little warning. From extreme ...

If you are searching for an alternative to gasoline powered generators to provide energy to your home when the worst should happen. You might be interested in a new home backup power system in the ...

The Go Back battery retrofit initiative run by Rocky Mountain Power's Wattsmart virtual power plant program offers financial incentives to customers, making the use of solar power and battery storage ...