With a 2024 CNET survey finding that 78% of US adults are concerned about rising home energy costs, it's no surprise that homeowners are looking to save money. One way to do that is to get your home ...

Power outages are no longer rare, freak events. As extreme weather, grid strain and aging infrastructure collide, the risk of sitting in the dark for hours or even days is rising in many parts of the ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

I have an APC Smart-UPS 3000 XL battery backup. In addition to the internal batteries, it has a connector for adding an external battery pack to it. While it's available on Newegg for WAY cheaper than ...

Hey MBC! I wasn't sure if this would be better here or in Other Hardware... it's not really computer-related so I thought maybe here was better, but I know OH has historically discussed this sort of ...