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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Rooftop solar has become one of the fastest-growing clean ...

Plans to build a 43,000 panel solar farm in the coming months have been put on hold. Wokingham Borough Council said it had ...

Sell your solar energy to the utility or store it in a battery for later use. The choice is yours with a hybrid solar setup. The independence of having a solar panel system is liberating. Imagine ...

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 ...

Solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Southern California. Courtesy LA Solar Group California regulators on Thursday revised their proposal for rooftop solar systems credits, a contentious matter ...

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...