Home Power

What Home Power does

Home Power Inc. is a privately-held, founder-controlled company (founded 1987 by Karen and Richard Perez) that published Home Power magazine, a print periodical serving the residential renewable energy community from October 1987 through November 2018. During its 31-year active run, the magazine functioned as a first-of-its-kind networking hub connecting three distinct audiences: end-users/homeowners interested in residential-scale renewable energy systems, professional installers of solar, wind, and related technologies, and equipment manufacturers seeking market feedback and visibility. The publication documented the full evolution of the U.S. residential renewable energy movement and produced 188 bimonthly issues.

Following the cessation of print operations in November 2018, Home Power transitioned to a digital-only presence, converting its complete 31-year archive into a freely accessible web platform. The current product offering is a Wix-hosted website where registered members can browse cover images and download PDF versions of all 188 archived issues for free non-commercial use. The site is maintained by a volunteer staff ("Home Power faithful"), indicating a minimal operational footprint with no paid employees, no advertising, and no subscription revenue. The company is incorporated in the USA as Home Power Inc., with origins rooted in the Perez homestead at Agate Flat in southwestern Oregon, and its current operational base is listed in Ashland, Oregon.

The business model has shifted from a traditional paid print publication (subscription, newsstand, and advertising) to a freemium digital archive model. There is no evidence of active monetization in the current state — no paid tiers, no subscription fees, no advertising inventory, and no disclosed donations program. The company has no external investors, no funding rounds, no parent organization, and no subsidiaries. Its sole remaining product is a static content library preserved as a public educational and historical resource for the residential clean energy community.

Name

Home Power

Legal name

Home Power Inc.

Website

https://homepower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Home Power Inc. is a privately-held company that published Home Power magazine on residential renewable energy from 1987 to 2018. It now maintains a free digital archive of all 188 issues, serving homeowners, professional installers, and equipment manufacturers as a historical and educational resource.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Trade Publication

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (519210), Libraries and Archives (51921)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Archiving & Long-Term Preservation Planning (HSAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Renewable energy publishing
• Magazine archive access
• Residential solar content
• Clean energy media
• DIY off-grid guides

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Archive Access (Freemium): Free non-commercial access to the complete 31-year archive for registered members. The original print publication (ended November 2018) was sold via subscription and newsstand. The digital archive currently provides free content access, with revenue likely derived from former print subscriptions, advertising during the active publication years, and potentially voluntary donations or membership support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Home Power operates a digital archive of all 188 issues of Home Power magazine published from October 1987 through November 2018, covering residential-scale renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles. The archive content (originally a print trade publication called "The Hands-On Journal of Home-Made Power") is now hosted on the company website and made available for free non-commercial download to any registered member of the site. While print publication ceased in 2018, the company preserves and distributes the complete 31-year run of issues as its core ongoing offering.

Product overview

Home Power operates as a single unified product—a downloadable digital archive of the magazine's complete 31-year run (188 issues from October 1987 to November 2018). The archive preserves and provides access to historical content about residential renewable energy systems, professional installation techniques, and equipment reviews. Users can browse cover images and download issues through a free registered account.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Power Magazine Archive A digital archive hosting all 188 issues of Home Power magazine published from October 1987 through November 2018, covering residential-scale renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles. Targeted at homeowners, professional installers, and equipment manufacturers; the complete 31-year catalog is browsable by cover image and downloadable in PDF for free non-commercial use by registered members of the website.

Quantifiable outcome

• First-of-its-kind networking hub established for residential-scale renewable energy community
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Off Grid Magazine: Niche publication covering off-grid living, renewable power systems, and self-sufficiency for residential consumers. Closely overlaps Home Power's end-user and DIY-installer audience.
• Mother Earth News: Long-running, hands-on magazine and digital community covering homesteading, DIY energy, and self-sufficient living — the closest analog to Home Power's original positioning as a networking hub for residential renewable energy practitioners.
• Backwoods Home Magazine: Self-reliance and homesteading publication with strong overlap in the off-grid and home-power audience that Home Power served.
• Solar Today: Flagship publication of the American Solar Energy Society, serving homeowners, installers, and renewable energy professionals — directly comparable audience and editorial scope to Home Power.
• BackHome Magazine: Self-sufficiency magazine covering renewable energy at home and rural living — a direct competitor-era peer in the same hands-on residential energy niche.

Emerging players

• CleanTechnica: Large digital clean-energy news and analysis site covering residential solar, EVs, and renewables — competes for the same end-user attention Home Power once captured, but in modern digital-native form.
• Green Building Advisor: Digital publication and community focused on high-performance, energy-efficient residential design, including renewable power systems — adjacent audience and editorial overlap with Home Power's residential energy coverage.
• EnergySage: Consumer-facing solar marketplace and educational content hub. Reaches the same homeowner audience Home Power targeted, but pairs content with a transactional marketplace rather than a magazine.

Broad incumbents

• PV Magazine: Global, multi-edition solar and renewable energy trade publication with broad industry coverage; relevant as a much larger incumbent that overlaps with Home Power's professional installer and manufacturer audiences.
• Renewable Energy World: Established B2B and B2C renewable energy media outlet covering solar, wind, storage, and grid topics — comparable to Home Power in editorial domain but at much broader industry scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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