Split between solar, battery, or generator backup for your home? Anker Solix E10 promises to do all three for you.

Generators are noisy, smelly and high-maintenance. Battery-powered backups can keep fridges on for days, without the upkeep.

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 ...

Power outages are no longer rare, freak events. As extreme weather, grid strain and aging infrastructure collide, the risk of ...

Home battery backup systems can be a huge help when the power goes out. But they're expensive. Like $10,000 or more. I checked out a system at CES 2024 that, if not quite cheap, is at least a little ...

Rising electricity costs and frequent power disruptions have made energy reliability a serious concern for homeowners.

When Hurricane Katrina hit back in 2005, I was trapped in New Orleans for days without power. That lesson taught me to always have a backup plan because you never know when you will find yourself in a ...

Life in the Pacific Northwest offers stunning natural beauty—from misty mornings to evergreen-covered hills—but it also comes with its share of challenges, including increasingly frequent windstorms ...

FORESTHILL — Pacific Gas and Electric has installed a battery backup system in Foresthill in case of a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) when the fire threat is high. The mobile battery energy ...