If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid. Going solar doesn't mean going off the grid -- unless ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice — they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the grid ...

Fabral is a leader in providing high-performance metal roofing solutions for a variety of architectural projects. For Green Builder Media's off-grid, carbon-neutral VISION House project at Mariposa ...