I like to think I’m decent at troubleshooting, but a recent failure reminded me how important it can be to break recalcitrant problems into their constituent parts. No one will encounter this precise ...

The dream of clean, free energy from the sun seemed perfect three years ago. Solar panels promised to slash electricity bills ...

Solar panels are generally quite reliable. Many owners don't experience technical faults in over a decade of ownership. Nearly seven in 10 owners had had no problems with their solar panels in our ...

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 ...

Make energy while the sun shines — that’s what we expect of a photovoltaic (PV) system (see Components of a PV System). So if the sun is out but the system isn’t producing to capacity, there’s a ...

Atma Energy is repairing shoddy Texas solar installs — handling warranties and low-cost fixes — in quest to help homeowners ...

This is where the essential part of a residential solar system comes into play: a solar inverter. A solar inverter takes the electricity your solar panels make and turns it into electricity the ...