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Grid-tied vs. off-grid solar: decide whether a grid-tied solar system with battery backup or an off-grid solar system is best for your home or farm.

Here’s a guide to the equipment necessary to generate and store minimal power for a remote property, from the solar panels to the breaker panel.

Some Molokaʻi families living off the electric grid are getting a major upgrade through a local program. HPR's Catherine ...