Solar and wind provided 93.8 percent of new U.S. generating capacity in the first third of 2021

PVBUZZ MEDIA | EDITORIAL TEAM

Wind + solar are 15% of total U.S. Generating capacity; all renewables combined are 25%. By 2024, FERC forecasts nearly four times more new capacity from solar and wind than from natural gas

Renewable energy is useful energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, including carbon neutral sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.Read More


Embracing the Dark Side: The Science Behind Solar Panels Drawing Energy at Night

By Ed Kennedy | Solar Magazine

It’s common knowledge how solar panels work in the day. An average person on the street will be able to tell you they harvest light from the sun which is then converted into power. Solar enthusiasts will be able to speak more expansively, detailing how photovoltaic cells absorb the sun’s energy, convert it to DC electricity, and then see the solar inverter convert DC electricity to AC electricity for use throughout a home or business. Yet regardless of the general knowledge that exists surrounding solar panel use during the day, their use at night remains a novel—if not totally foreign—idea to most.Read More