If you are purchasing solar panels for your home, you may be wondering how soon the panels will pay for themselves. Knowing what solar panels are made of can actually help you answer this question.

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

Residential solar installations have seen a spike in recent years, with many Americans considering transitioning their energy usage to renewable sources (especially in light of new federal tax credits ...

Permanent solar installations are ideal for homeowners or businesses looking to save money on energy. But portable solar panels can come in handy if you want to generate electricity on the go for a ...

Unlike a solar panel that you might place on your roof, which is set in a fixed, rigid frame and sealed under glass, a typical portable panel is usually encased in a protective sleeve made of mesh ...

At a glance, all solar panels might look alike, or at least very similar. Look closely and you'll notice some subtle differences, namely the color of the solar cells. Those differences can mean a lot, ...

Everyone knows solar panels are a potentially worthwhile investment. Sure, there are some hidden costs associated with solar panels that need to be taken into consideration, but installing them can ...

There are many different reasons to own a solar panel. For the environmentally cautious, it can reduce their carbon footprint and make them energy-independent. A highly rated off-grid solar panel can ...

With the growth of portable power stations as solar generators in the last decade, interest and competition has led to huge improvements in solar panel performance. When I began playing around with ...

If you want to be fully dependent on solar, you need enough solar panels to compensate for your energy consumption. However, this calculation gets tricky. While the average home needs roughly 19 solar ...