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A narrow pathway between brick walls with three black boxes mounted on one side and a wooden cabinet on the other.

Home

Detached garage complicates homeowner's solar plan as wiring dictates placement

A pile of assorted food scraps, including vegetable peels, egg shells, and vegetable remnants.

Tech

Michigan city launches free food-scrap drop-off pilot, will return compost to residents

A person showing their emergency kit supplies.

Home

Prepper shares their 'grid down power plan' for outages, from candles to a hand-crank radio

Pylons.

Business

Arizona utility bill aid offers help for middle-income customers, plus $500 in crisis

A stack of solar panels on a wooden pallet next to a building.

Home

Australian family asks if $6,000 solar-and-battery setup is too good to be true

A Generac generator.

Home

Family moves standby generator after carbon monoxide leak, learns setup may still be unsafe

Pipes and wires in a mechanical space with visible rust and discoloration on the surfaces.

Home

Homeowner gets $13,000 quote to replace 3-year-old AC over drain clog, then hears fix may be $1,000

Condensation on windows.

Home

Humid summer outages are forcing homeowners to rethink the 'open the windows' backup plan

A power station with a laptop and charging cables on a wooden floor near a cabinet.

Home

Indiana couple seeks 'indoor generator' after storms, learns battery backup still needs recharging

A person carries a Honda generator and a coil of electrical cables outdoors.

Home

New Honda generator owner asks how long it can sit, gets told to drain fuel and store it dry

A person wearing gloves is servicing an air conditioning unit outdoors.

Home

Homeowner asks about 'DIY mini splits' after $2,000 to $3,000 labor quotes

A Lennox Elite Series HVAC unit mounted on a wall with visible pipes and wires nearby.

Home

Texas homeowner says a 27-year-old AC was failing, then one cleaning brought it back