Becoming responsible for our own water and energy was more than saving on utility bills. Here's what motivated us, what we learned and how we made it happen. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor ...

This is our off grid cabin we built on our homestead. We decided to build an off-grid cabin in the woods on our 20-acre homestead that could possibly make us some additional homestead revenue. Our ...

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too ...