Many people have grown frustrated with the financial costs of traditional homes. The environmental toll of never-ending land development and the associated demand on resources can also be tremendous.

Enphase Energy just launched a new off-grid system that lets homeowners power their homes without a utility connection – even for extended periods. The California-based Enphase says the off-grid setup ...

A 21-acre Idaho ranch that had a starring role in the Discovery Channel’s “River of No Return” reality TV series is being offered for sale for $6.75 million, a price that includes furnishings, two new ...

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery ...

Sun King is launching its first African manufacturing facilities in Kenya and Nigeria. Image: Sun King via LinkedIn. Off-grid solar company Sun King has revealed plans to set up manufacturing ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Global Perspectives is a CNN editorial and live event series exploring the dynamic economies at the frontlines of global transformation. The first Global Perspectives live event, taking ...

I am a single 57-year-old woman who has never had kids. Right now, I have two dogs, and they are my life. I’ve had a very successful career, but was recently laid off from my job, and it has me ...

When my husband inherited rural land, we moved from the Northeast to live off-grid in West Virginia. Our experience has been challenging: I felt lonely at first, and our home requires a lot of upkeep.

The average American household uses 11,000 kilowatthours of power each year. And yet around the world half a billion people still live without electricity. The deprivation is most acute in sub-Saharan ...

Can anything good come out of Ndeda Island? Perhaps the biblical verse aptly captures the stereotype many residents along Lake Victoria had about the barren Ndeda Island. It was long considered a ...

Camping deep in the woods brings relaxation and some much-needed quiet, but it also poses a number of challenges, like no running water or electricity. This is why solar-powered camping gear is a must ...

In a dusty Texas field, Chad Raines surveys his new crop — sheep. "Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I would be a shepherd," Raines said. The Raines family has farmed cotton for four ...