solar power Archives - Cottage Life

Cut energy costs by switching to solar—our get-started kit will get you off the grid

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illustration of a cottage and electric vehicle charging

Why an electric vehicle is a viable cottage car

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outdoor nighttime setting with the vosker security camera set up

Vosker V150 review: A security camera made for off-gridders

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Artist rendition of a field of SunBots with sunflowers in the foreground

New research could improve solar power dramatically

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Jaime Mantzel's solar pontoon

Check out this DIY solar-powered boat, “the Shark Slicer”

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Sunny sky

10 awesome and useful devices powered by nothing but the sun

Outdoors

Tour this super-modern, completely self-sufficient cottage on Georgian Bay

Real Estate

Build a solar powered nacho maker and beer cooler