Turn your home into a power station and you’re changing your role from that of customer to speculator in one of the most volatile, cut-throat commodity markets on the planet.

Marnie Shaw has received funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Energy Consumers Australia. Laura Jones receives funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Australia has ...

For many homeowners, the conversation about adding rooftop solar panels starts with cutting utility bills — but there are plenty of other reasons to make the switch. One of them is that adding a home ...

For years, Dan Harrison’s home in the western hills of Los Angeles would lose power when it was hot, when it rained or when it was very cold — sometimes the outages would stretch longer than 10 hours.