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Solar

Solar Panels Rarely Start the Fire. The Wiring Behind Them Does. Here’s Your Home Safety Check

Nobody installs solar panels hoping to star in a viral video. But that's what happened to one apartment building in...

Two white Tesla Powerwall 3 home batteries mounted on a garage wall above a gray disconnect box

Solar

Tesla’s Home Battery Will Now Charge Your Non-Tesla EV on Sunshine

For years, owning a Tesla home battery and a non-Tesla electric car was a bit like owning a smart fridge...

Rooftop solar panels on a residential home under blue sky

Solar

Hybrid Solar Inverter Pros and Cons: Backup Power Without Quitting the Grid

A hybrid solar inverter is the diplomatic middle child: it talks to your solar, your batteries, and the utility. On...

A row of brick homes with dark solar panels on their roofs under a clear blue sky, behind a wooden fence

Solar

Solar Panels Rarely Start the Fire. The Wiring Behind Them Does. Here’s Your Home Safety Check

A Wyndham Garden Hotel in Fresno, California, with its green roadside sign, palm trees, and a parking lot under a clear blue sky

Tech

Wyndham’s App Had a Password Hiding Inside It. Here’s What Hotel Guests Should Do Now

A burst outdoor water pipe covered in a frozen spray of white ice that has coated nearby plants and grass

Prepping

The First Big Freeze Is Coming This Week. Here’s How to Keep Your Pipes From Bursting

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Tech

An AI Deleted a Professor’s Year of Notes While He Ate Lunch. Here’s Your 10-Minute Fix