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Off-grid setup with solar panels on a small shed in a garden setting. Green environment with rainwater collection barrels. Ideal for eco-friendly projects.

New study reveals potential pitfalls of going off-grid

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How to inspect (and care for) your cottage utility pole

Closeup of fingers resetting a GFCI

How to install a GFCI electrical outlet

A man firing up a gas powered portable inverter generator.

5 things to know before you buy a generator

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A close-up shot of a person cleaning solar panels.

7 things to know before installing a solar system

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Danger High Water sign in front of flooded road, electrical

How to deal with flooded electrical

cargenerator hooked up to suv with its hood open

Is your car the solution during the next power outage?

Hydro towers

Good news for Ontario seasonal hydro customers

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Weekly Hack: Electrical safety tips for opening up

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Silhouette of hydro poles at sunset

What to do when you lose power at the cottage

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Hydro transmission tower

Your hydro bill is going up. Ouch!

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White home standby power backup generator.

3 types of generators that will keep you powered up all summer long

High voltage power towers and lines at sunset.

Seasonal cottagers stuck paying for hydro, even when they’re not using it

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High voltage power line against a starry night sky.

Hydro One fighting lawsuit for delivery charges to cottage without power

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Silhouettes of power lines during sunset.

Cottager’s power bill jumps 1000 percent, told ‘something was left on over the... winter’

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Blue solar panels on top of a red, shingled roof.

What would a solar-powered generator power in a summer?

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Heating fuel tank outside a house.

What systems are available to set up a cottage’s own supply of petroleum?