Best solar investments for your home. Permanent solar installations are ideal for homeowners or businesses looking to save money on energy. But portable solar panels can come in handy if you want to ...

Unlike a solar panel that you might place on your roof, which is set in a fixed, rigid frame and sealed under glass, a typical portable panel is usually encased in a protective sleeve made of mesh ...

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 ...

Summer is here, and so is road trip season. Whether you’re tent camping for the weekend, packing the whole family in an RV, or giving van life a go, you no longer have to sacrifice all the ...

The best solar generator pairs a large-capacity rechargeable power station — a big battery, at heart — with a set of portable solar panels, making for a versatile device that can provide backup power ...

With the growth of portable power stations as solar generators in the last decade, interest and competition has led to huge improvements in solar panel performance. When I began playing around with ...

Going off the grid doesn’t have to mean going without gear, so get some solar panels to ensure you can keep a generator charged as you charge bravely forward. By Nick Hilden Published Jul 29, 2024 ...

What do you need out of your power source? We’ll look at which one is best for you based on your energy needs. The first time you had to endure a power outage, you were probably unprepared: These ...

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 ...

Portable power stations can help you power things around your home and out on the go. But they're not meant to power your whole house. I never knew how much I took easy access to electricity in my ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...