Some simple physics makes it possible to power your home with sunshine. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not influence our ...

Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to turn sunlight into power. It's not magic, but it's surely magical. You already know that solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. But how? It almost ...

Renewable sources, including solar, wind, and hydro, now produce roughly a quarter of America's electricity, and when combined with wind, make up 98% of new energy capacity in the US. But how do solar ...

To make these solar panels, Indian companies need PV cells—which are the small parts that convert sunlight into electricity. Since India doesn’t yet make enough of these cells on its own, it is ...

Liz Zack is an experienced DIYer obsessed with anything and everything home. To the dismay of the rest of her family, something is always under renovation or construction in her house, but it's ok, ...

There's a way to calculate how many solar panels it may take to meet your power needs. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. If you pay an electric bill, installing solar panels can help you lower your utility power costs. Years, maybe even decades, of reduced or eliminated ...

You can harness the power of the sun's rays to charge your electric vehicle. Here's how many solar panels you'll need to do it. Driving an Electric vehicle is one way to help reduce the impact you ...

Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, mortgages, investing and home renovations. Solar panels offer the promise of lower-cost energy, but installing solar can also ...

Recent federal tax credit cuts have left many solar companies scrambling to maintain momentum. Many solar power firms are now ...