Home solar in rural America: a storm just took out your power, now what?

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By Jo BorrásJun 16, 2026, 7:36 pm188 ptsTrendingTop
There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by different rules, especially during summer storms. When heavy winds take down power lines and your utility…

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