Solar panels are mostly made of silicon, which derives from sand. Here's how that abundant substance is transformed into something that generates electricity. If you're looking to install a solar ...

Americans’ investment in solar panels has ramped up mightily since the passage, in August 2022, of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers a generous federal tax credit to homeowners who ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Going solar is often fairly expensive, which can be intimidating to those buying panels for the first time. Luckily, there are ways to save, like taking advantage of solar incentives and tax credits — ...

So you want to put solar panels on your roof, but you're not sure if you'll live in your house forever. Do you need to be worried about what happens when you sell? In all likelihood, no. For most ...