Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

Solar panels use a scientific concept called the photovoltaic effect to turn sunlight into electricity. Here's a deep dive into how it all works. You've probably wondered what kind of magic in solar ...

The robotic solar installation system handles the lifting and placement of heavy panel modules, allowing smaller crews to work faster than using traditional methods. Newly developed solar panel ...

Developers from New England to California say grid connection problems are an often-overlooked issue that are strangling new rooftop and community solar projects. Colorado utility regulators began ...

You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do it. Driving an Electric vehicle is one way to help reduce the impact you ...

The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to ...

Complaint: 2 California Utilities Routinely Fail to Meet Deadlines to Connect Solar Panels to Grid The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric ...