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 ...

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 ...

If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid. Going solar doesn't mean going off the grid -- unless ...

From assessing whether your home is a good candidate for solar energy to figuring out how solar panel tax credits work, a lot goes into setting up a solar power system for a home. However, one of the ...

An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses. By Brad Plumer Plans to install 3,000 acres of solar panels in ...