A fire at a battery supply bank in a house in The Villas served as a wake-up call about the potential risks of solar energy systems. The bank, which stored energy for a rooftop solar panel system, ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Throughout Wednesday, smoke was still billowing into the sky from Townsite Solar, the site of a large fire Tuesday night. The source of the fire was a lithium battery unit, keeping ...

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are ...

Multiple factors affect lifespan of a residential battery energy storage system. We examine the life of batteries in Part 3 of our series. Residential energy storage has become an increasingly popular ...

Despite lithium-ion batteries powering 70 percent of rechargeable devices, issues with environmentally damaging extraction and China's control over supply chains are pushing for alternatives.

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Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...