Solar panels are steadily gaining ground with consumers as a viable renewable energy option for powering one's home. While most people are familiar with solar panels, which are the often large panels ...

From shopping to generating electricity, the process of getting solar can take months. Here's what'll happen on installation day (and how to prep for it). Most people will need to find an installer to ...

When most people think of solar panels, they picture the massive arrays on rooftops or those spread across rural areas in solar farms. If you live in an apartment or condominium, you may even wonder ...

Solar panel battery storage: what are solar batteries and how do they work at home? - Solar batteries let you store excess ...

Solar inverters are a necessary but often forgotten part of a home solar panel system since they convert sunlight into usable electricity for your home appliances. Without a solar inverter, you wouldn ...

If you've ever looked at your energy bills and thought, "Why am I paying all this money when there's literally free energy beaming down from the sky?", well, you've got a point. While solar panels ...

Solar panels make electricity from sunlight. But your home can't use that electricity directly. That's where solar inverters come in. Inverters are found in nearly every solar installation, from small ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

While homeowners in much of the country struggle with weather constraints, Las Vegas residents hit the solar jackpot. According to Frank Rieger, CEO of the local company Sol-Up, about 95% of ...