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Grid-Tied Solar Systems

Grid-tied solar A grid-connected solar power system generates electricity while being connected to the utility grid. This photovoltaic system includes a solar panel, an inverter, and grid-connection equipment. Grid-connected systems can be used in a variety of settings, including residential. Commercial and large-scale grid-connected solar power systems differ from off-grid solar power systems. In most […]

Why Choose Solar Power

There are many reasons why homeowners go solar, but improving the environment and cutting energy costs are the most common. Many people are aware that solar is a great home efficiency upgrade and are eager to reduce their carbon footprint while also improving property value. Whether your motivations for going solar are economic, environmental, or [...]

How Solar Power Works

Stage 1: Sunlight We all know the Sun’s light contains energy. We’ve been burned by it at the beach. It’s made our eyes tear up when we stared at it for too long. Certain materials such as crystal and silicon can actually absorb this energy — a property known as the “photoelectric effect” that causes […]

A Brief History of Solar Power

(This post was written by VA SUN Communications Fellow Garance Perret) The use of energy from the sun goes back a long way. Before we discovered that the sun’s light could be collected to produce electricity, people took advantage of it in other ways. We used passive design to take advantage of the climate to [...]

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Grid-Tied Solar Systems

Why Choose Solar Power

How Solar Power Works

A Brief History of Solar Power