If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid.

But developers from New England to California say problems connecting to the grid is an often-overlooked issue that is strangling new rooftop and community solar projects.

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels.

Solar panels use photovoltaic cells that release electrons when sun shines on them. This creates an electrical current. Inverters turn it into useable power.

Wondering how to install solar panels? Knowing how to install solar panels can help you save on energy and costs.

More than 94 percen t of new energy capacity waiting to connect to the grid is carbon-free, primarily solar, wind, and batteries.

The state of Maine will get more than $65 million in federal funding for so-called “smart grid” technology to more quickly link solar panels and wind turbines to utilities’ electricity systems.

Here’s a guide to the equipment necessary to generate and store minimal power for a remote property, from the solar panels to the breaker panel.

The r16 consists of a solar-power system on the roof and as well as the connection to an EV. Right now, it only works with EVs that comply with the CHAdeMo protocols for vehicle-to-grid ...

How much mains power does it take to charge an EV battery from empty to full? For motorists who are off-grid, what size of solar power inverter of fossil-fuel generator would be necessary?