Solar panels are a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and power your home with cleaner energy. But for those living in hotter climates who frequently use air conditioning, can solar panels ...

Enphase revolutionized the solar panel industry with its patented microinverters and the Enphase Energy System. With its products, customers can harness the sun's energy to power entire homes, charge ...

Residential solar panels are often sold with long-term loans or leases, with homeowners entering contracts of 20 years or more. But how long do panels last, and how resilient are they? Panel life ...

Getting solar panels professionally installed can be expensive. If you're on a budget, here's how you can make your own. Solar panels are becoming more popular throughout the country, and there are ...

Image: Michael Förtsch on Unsplash. Falling solar module prices in recent years mean it can be beneficial to oversize the DC capacity in PV plants. John Leslie of BTY presents findings from a study ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

Batteries aren't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way they're wired to your house. Here's what you should know about AC- and DC-coupling. When we think about solar panels and batteries, we don't ...

We tested 20 solar generators to find the most versatile devices that can provide emergency backup power and fuel off-grid ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...