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On the whole, solar panel systems tend to be pretty low maintenance. As one owner explained, you simply 'fit and forget'. But if your solar PV system does have problems, it can mean it stops producing ...

Solar panels are steadily gaining ground with consumers as a viable renewable energy option for powering one's home. While most people are familiar with solar panels, which are the often large panels ...

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It is hard to believe that it is already 15 years since the introduction of the Feed In Tariff (FiT) and the subsequent mass installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on our roofs. There is ...

We've been looking into solar options and just wanted to bounce some things around if anyone else with experience has any insights to offer. The only one to do an onsite consultation so far is ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice — they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the grid ...