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Like all solar energy systems, off-grid systems use solar panels to harness the sun’s energy for residential or commercial buildings. However, unlike more common grid-tied systems, they store ...

Where a standard system for a home uses a relatively large array of solar panels, an off-grid system might use one, a few or several of them, often in the form of solar panel kits plus accessories.

Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too well what it takes to move completely off the gird and achieve 100% energy independence.