When planning my visit to Michigan to see my daughter graduate college, I took the opportunity to invite myself to spend the night at an over 100 year old net zero energy home renovated...

While there are many factors involved in determining how many solar panels to use to power your home, there is a basic formula. Gregg Garrison, general manager of Northeast Solar in...

As a young man, John Howard of South Hadley, MA joined the Peace Corps. Howard's experience of how the most commonplace items were used to their utmost in an impoverished country changed...

Wanting to avoid dependency on oil, these homeowners built an underground, energy-saving home in 1978. Passive solar is inexpensive and easy-to-implement if the home is situated with...

Owning an energy-efficient solar, geothermal, and/or wind powered home has many advantages. Besides producing free, sustainable, and non-polluting energy, alternative energy sources...

Humans are using up the earth's natural resources at an astounding rate. If you're looking for a way to lesson your ecological footprint, renewable energy is the way to go. Solar-generated...

Solar panels aren't just for off-grid survivalists. There are many reasons to harness solar energy to replace traditional forms of energy. The environmental reasons are obvious. Petroleum,...