Category: Solar
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5 Reasons to Go Solar
1. Price To illustrate the financial benefits of solar panels, I will first provide some average figures. They are not to be quoted- the price you will actually pay will come down to specific details about the size of your roof, orientation, shading, the quality of the panels and much more. The figures are just…
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How Solar Panels Work
Here is a simplified and hopefully easy to understand summary of how solar (PV) panels work. Think of the sun as a giant ball of hot gases that gives off a vast amount of energy through a process called fusion. Fusion is when hydrogen atoms are slammed together to produce helium and when this happens…
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Glossary
Circuit A closed loop or path in which current can flow. Current It is the flow of electric charge measured in Amps. Electromagnetic Radiation A form of energy that propagates through space as oscillating magnetic and electric fields. It travels in the form of waves. The spectrum is made up of radio waves, microwaves, infrared,…