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When most people think about solar panel systems, they think of the panels themselves. Those monocrystalline or polycrystalline black panels of about two feet by four feet. Solar panels themselves are ubiquitous in our society, and they can be seen on everything from pocket calculators to traffic signals, from massive solar panel farms to a ...

The dangers to our aging, fragile electrical grid are numerous. Over the last few years, many of us have focused on the risk of an EMP, mostly fueled by North Korea’s nuclear and ICBM testing. But that may not be ...

The American culture survives on a lifeline of electrical wires. This power grid crisscrosses the country, bringing electricity to homes, offices, factories, warehouses, farms, traffic lights and even campgrounds. Pretty much everywhere you go, you can count on being able ...

Millions of homes could lose electricity to California blackouts this summer because of fire danger. This is because bankrupt utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) plans to shut power off on high-wind days. The hope is that turning off ...

Recent investigations by the federal government are now concluding that EMP weapons threaten our very survival even though many of us do not even realize it. In fact, America’s enemies could deploy EMP weapons capable of destroying all U.S. infrastructure. ...

Even knowledgeable young people ignore the EMP threat to America’s future. Moreover, mainstream publications like The Washington Post deliberately downplay the danger from an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack. For example, The Post refuses to publish op-eds by EMP experts like Dr. Peter Vincent ...

Grid failure and hyperinflation are creating a barter economy in Venezuela. To elaborate, Venezuelans with no cash and electricity must barter to survive. For instance, signs in market stalls say “barter”, The Guardian reports. The barter signs mean that people can ...

Home energy efficiency is vital to the success of any off-the-grid homesteading project. When you try to make a go of it without the phony sense of dependability offered by your local utility company, power resources become so precious that ...

Life without the grid is no picnic in collapsing Venezuela. Notably, a blackout is literally taking the country’s second largest city, Maracaibo, back to the dark ages. Looting, lack of healthcare, battles between business owners and looters, food shortages, and ...

Massive power outages have brought the entire nation of Venezuela to a standstill. In fact, almost everything in Venezuela stopped because of the massive power outages on Friday. Significantly, government officials blame the power outages on anti-government saboteurs and technological ...