Solar panels are not zero maintenance, but they are low maintenance. A bi-annual washing is recommended for locations which have high pollen, and/or near a farm. The solar panel modules are...
Like the foundation in your home, having strong foundational elements in a solar system that can weather storms, intense heat, and wind forces is arguably the most important feature to ensure the structure can...
Inverters are an important part of any solar installation as they are the brains and heart of the system. The inverter’s main job is to convert DC power produced by...
How Do Solar Panels Work? Solar energy works by capturing the sun’s energy and turning it into electricity for your home or business. Our sun is a natural nuclear reactor....
A hybrid inverter has a triple functionality. This includes, providing all the benefits of a grid tied inverter, plus, it will simultaneously charge and discharge a battery, and lastly provide...
A solar inverter takes the DC electricity from the solar array and uses that to create AC electricity. Inverters are like the brains and the heart of the system. Along...
Here’s an example of how a home solar energy installation works. First, sunlight hits a solar panel on the roof. The panels convert the energy to DC current, which flows...
As the desire for solar production increases and the uncertainty of a grid-based system becomes more relevant in an era of outages and long-term maintenance issues, people are becoming more...
Utility companies offer homeowners a range of options for receiving “credit” for any excess energy that they produce from a solar installation. The rules change state-to-state and region-to-region, so it...
As solar increases in popularity across the U.S. and continues to gain traction worldwide, people are asking if their home could even work for solar. What was once considered just...