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Plug-and-play solar energy without hefty installation costs sounds like a compelling idea, but is it actually legal in the US? Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, ...

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Italian startup Barrel is packing solar modules, inverters, and battery storage into “oil” barrels – here’s why and how they work. Milan-based Barrel has designed its solar and storage kit for ...

On January 18, 2025, I was fortunate, thanks to a non-profit Empowered by Light and a retired fire captain, Richard Birt, to help deliver portable solar-battery systems, to firefighters near the front ...

On a sunny, early summer morning, Matthew Milner waited in his driveway in the Berkeley hills. It was his solar install day, and he was excited. He greeted the installers and walked them around to the ...