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A person holds a mobile phone while another hand uses a payment device on a table.

Business

Korean shopping system totals over $10 billion in rewards for customers who shop without receipts

A person connects a cable to a solar panel on a metal roof.

Tech

Energy expert breaks down the 'sudden emergence' of balcony solar panels in the US

Two men shake hands in a garden, surrounded by lavender, with a heat pump in the background.

Home

Survey finds over 90% of homeowners with heat pump HVACs would recommend one

Two Tesla Powerwalls mounted on a brown exterior wall beside electrical components.

Tech

Homeowner shares how his Tesla Powerwall earned him $600 as a 'Virtual Power Plant'

A modern, white air conditioner mounted on a wall above a door in an apartment.

Home

Homeowner perplexed after local officials slow-walk HVAC permit

A bright comet streaks across a star-filled night sky above a dark landscape.

Outdoors

Video captures bright ball of light streak over Oregon sky: 'Fireball season'

A house roof featuring solar panels with clear blue sky and trees in the background.

Tech

Energy expert clears up the most common questions homeowners have about solar panels

A senior woman with glasses looks shocked while looking at a paper document in her hand.

Home

Homebuyer seeks answers after discovering $388 monthly solar bill attached to house

A white mini-split air conditioning unit mounted on a wall beside sheer curtains and blue drapes.

Home

Homeowner shares personal utility data two years after upgrading to a heat pump

A large solar farm surrounded by autumn foliage and power lines.

Home

California's solar industry faces policy defeat: 'Virtually ensures no projects'

A person stands in front of a refrigerator with a home battery on top of it.

Tech

This briefcase-sized battery can power your fridge for 32 hours during a blackout

A person puts batteries in an electric lawn mower.

Home

4 homeowners reveal why they ditched gas mowers for electric