Despite hosting huge hydropower plants, Amazon people still pay high energy tariffs — so they found another way.

A Nigerian man who installed solar in his home for constant electricity came online to talk about it. He shared a photo of the setup, getting reactions from people.

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In Maine, large swaths of untouched land, coupled with a strong Yankee independent streak, have lured generations of hardy souls to build homes off the grid. Now, rising electricity costs are sparking ...

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Power-hungry data centers risk pushing parts of the U.S. power grid toward failure. Some technology companies are fighting a potential solution: disconnecting the data centers from the grid when ...

Dell’s Alienware laptops tend to be high-performance notebooks with designs that unmistakably scream “this is a gaming laptop.” But rival PC makers like Asus, Razer, and Acer have been demonstrating ...

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An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world. Andes Solar IV, one of the largest ...