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Electric bills are going up as the amount of electricity available to consumers is decreasing, according to data released by two separate federal agencies. Electricity production in the United States has steadily declined since an all-time high in 2007 even ...

Her story is making national headlines, and off-the-gridder Robin Speronis talked to us in-depth this week about her legal case, days after a judge ordered her to hook up to utility water. Her case could impact off-the-grid citizens and families ...

Living off the grid is illegal in Cape Coral, Florida, according to a court ruling Thursday. Special Magistrate Harold S. Eskin ruled that the city’s codes allow Robin Speronis to live without utility power but she is still required to ...

One of California’s main sources of electricity is literally drying up – and solar power is saving the day. Water levels in some of the state’s reservoirs are so low because of the drought that hydroelectric power plants are shutting ...

What if you chose to live off the grid – even ditching all utilities – only to learn that the local government has rules against such a lifestyle? Even worse, what if you wanted to live off the grid and ...

With the usual wave of winter ice storms setting in, many people have decided to prepare, trying alternative energy or purchasing power generation devices. Let’s face it: No one wants to be at home freezing in the dark when a ...

Today’s homes are all heated as a requirement of the Universal Building Code. While air conditioning isn’t a regulatory requirement, heating is. The heating must be adequate to maintain the home in the “comfort zone” even in the most-extreme temperatures ...

Most modern-day woodworking shops make use of a variety of electrically powered tools, such as lathes, saws and drill presses. The availability of such tools provides for the manufacturing of high-quality products with relative ease and speed. However, for workshops ...

Solar panels are ubiquitous among American homes, and for good reason – solar power is clean, silent, renewable, and prices on solar products have fallen to the point where the average person can easily afford a solar system of some ...

Editor’s note (March 2014): Hear our in-depth interview with Robin Speronis here. Hear her discuss the latest court ruling here.  A Florida widow has been ordered to leave her home by city officials because she discussed her off the grid lifestyle ...