After leaving city life behind, we moved to a mountain in Spain to live off-grid. After two years of renovating a stone house and restoring the land, we're now planning and planting a food forest. In ...

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. One of the questions I’m asked most often is whether I think the future of power in the U.S.

I've compiled a list of expenses I wish I'd known about before making the big move to off-grid living. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water ...