Solar panels have been a renewable energy option for homeowners for decades. But technology advancements have made the best solar panels a reliable and cost-saving asset to many homeowners. When it ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

If your roof can't handle solar panels, a ground-mounted solar system could be an option. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does ...

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 ...

They perch on the roofs of five million US homes, quietly turning daylight into electricity. But those big black solar panels may be due for a makeover. A Woburn startup called Active Surfaces says it ...