On Wednesday, SolarCity, the nation’s largest solar power provider, announced a $1.9 billion deal to purchase the electricity of two Florida towns, the SolarCity Wind Farm and SolarCity Solar Farm in the Palm Beach County area.The Palm Beach, Florida, area, is home to the largest solar photovoltaic installation in the United States, with a capacity…
Solar energy is a technology that uses sunlight to generate electricity by converting heat from the earth’s surface into electricity.A typical home or office solar panel converts about 20 watts of energy to produce about 5 kilowatt-hours (kWh).A typical backyard solar system converts about 50 watts of power to produce 1 kWh.That’s a good chunk…
Solar power is the only form of renewable energy that can produce a sustainable amount of electricity without any emissions and can even produce a surplus of power in times of crisis.But the energy it produces is still a highly risky investment, as solar panels are highly susceptible to the weather and other environmental hazards.To…