Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rooftop solar and home batteries are way more expensive in the U.S. than in most countries, largely due to slow and burdensome ...

Solar projects can generally be placed in two buckets: they are either large utility-scale ground-mounted projects connected to the grid, or they are smaller, distributed projects, typically 20 MW in ...

When the roof disappears under a thick blanket of snow, burying the solar panels beneath it, homeowners might wonder if they need to take action. Can the solar panels be damaged, and do they need to ...

The IslandDER meter collar device from ConnectDER has been approved for use by Arizona's three largest utilities: Arizona ...

As New England bakes during the first heat wave of the summer, electricity use is surging. The power grid has so far been able to meet the demand, thanks in part to an assist from the sun. Around the ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

Top Half Cell Solar Panel Manufacturers Drive Efficiency Gains And Supply Chain Resilience In The Global PV Market. EINPresswire/ -- The global photovoltaic (PV) industry is entering a phase defined ...