Energy solutions for every home, business and situation

Off the grid or on it, a small cabin or a busy hotel: SolutionEnergy helps you understand your options for solar, batteries, backup power, wind, micro-hydro and EV charging, work out what fits your situation, and find the right help to buy and install it.

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Our mission: make energy independence understandable and within reach for everyone. Whatever your home, your land, your business or your budget, we explain the choices in plain English, with real numbers for where you live, and help you find people you can trust to do the work.

What’s your situation?

Keep the power onOutages, storms and heat waves: generator, battery or power station?Make my own power with solarRooftop, ground-mount or plug-in balcony panels, and whether solar pays where you live.Store energyHome batteries for backup and for using your solar after dark.Live off the gridCabins, homesteads, tiny homes and remote land with no power line.Wind on my landSmall wind turbines: when your site has enough wind, and when it doesn't.A stream on my propertyMicro-hydro power that runs day and night where the water and drop allow.Combine several sourcesSolar, batteries, wind, water and a generator working as one system.Charge my EV at homeChargers, installation, panel upgrades and what charging really costs.Power on the goPortable power stations for camping, RVs, job sites and CPAP machines.A small house or a big oneEvery home is different: start from your house, your budget and your goals.Power a businessOffices, shops, farms, hotels and multifamily: backup, solar, storage and EV charging.Rules where I livePrices, outages, incentives and permits in all 50 states.

Learn, plan, get it done

LearnPlain-English guides to every option, what it costs and what it can and can’t do, with sources you can check.
PlanFree calculators size a solar system, a battery, a generator or an off-grid setup for your own home and location.
Get it doneTell us about your project. We reply ourselves, and only the independent, licensed installer you choose gets your details.

Plan with our calculators

Free and quick: plan your project with real data for where you live, then take the numbers to a quote.

Solar potentialHow many panels fit your roof and how much power they would make in a year, from your address.Try it free →Solar savingsWhat solar could save you each year and how long it takes to pay for itself, with your real rate.Try it free →Battery backupPick what you need to keep running in an outage and see what size home battery gets you through.Try it free →Generator sizingAdd your appliances to find the generator size you need, running and starting watts.Try it free →EV charging costWhat charging your car at home costs per month and per mile, compared with gas.Try it free →Off-grid plannerSize the solar panels, battery bank and backup generator for a cabin or home with no power line.Try it free →

Find fueling and charging stations

Official U.S. Department of Energy maps of every public station, one for each fuel: search any address, city or ZIP.

EV charging82,602 stations · all 50 statesFind near youE85 ethanol4,804 stations · 44 statesFind near youPropane autogas2,580 stations · all 50 statesFind near youBiodiesel1,996 stations · 25 statesFind near youRenewable diesel1,236 stations · mostly West CoastFind near youCNG697 stations · 42 statesFind near youHydrogen44 stations · mostly CaliforniaFind near youLNG22 stations · truck routesFind near you

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Station counts: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, public stations open in October 2026.

Energy where you live

Electricity prices, outages, incentives, permits and local utilities change from state to state and city to city. Start with your state, or jump to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina or Illinois.

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Backup power for outagesGenerator, home battery or power station: what fits your home and your outages.Solar for your homeWhat solar costs, what it makes where you live and when it pays for itself.Home batteriesBackup through outages and solar after dark: sizes, costs and installers.Living off the gridPower a cabin, homestead or remote property with solar, batteries and more.EV charging at homeChargers, installation, panel upgrades and what charging really costs.Energy for businessesBackup, solar, storage and EV charging for offices, shops, farms and hotels.