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 ...

Inverters are key to making solar panels practical for everyday home use. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not influence ...

This is where the essential part of a residential solar system comes into play: a solar inverter. A solar inverter takes the electricity your solar panels make and turns it into electricity the ...

Tesla (TSLA) is launching its own solar power inverter, which completes the company’s home solar offering along with the Powerwall. Tesla has been offering its own solar power solution since the ...

Cheap solar may cut bills early, but quality products and a reputable installer determine long term performance, reliability, ...

Solar batteries let you store excess solar energy to use later. Here’s what they cost, how they work and when they’re worth ...

The device has a 4-in-1 design, which means it can be connected with four solar panels with a power output of up to 625 W each, through four independent connections. The output of each panel is ...

While the residential solar industry is no longer in its infancy, a company that started installing solar in 2004 is one of the old guard. That's Trinity Solar, which formed a decade earlier, focused ...

I like to think I’m decent at troubleshooting, but a recent failure reminded me how important it can be to break recalcitrant problems into their constituent parts. No one will encounter this precise ...

Summer solar data is noisy. Heat, smoke, and grid limits can distort performance. Here’s how to tell what’s normal, what ...

Depending on the necessary work, solar panel repair can range from a few hundred dollars or less to a few thousand dollars. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising ...