Going Solar for the First Time

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One of our writers over on CleanTechnica (and occasionally here on Planetsave) just got his first solar panel. He just wrote a post about it and what he’s learned so far that I thought was worth a quick reshare:



My First Solar Panel (via Clean Technica)

  Over the past few years I have been learning about solar panels, and power plants in general. My next step towards becoming a solar panel expert was the purchase of a 10-watt multicrystalline silicon solar panel. The short circuit voltage is up to 20 volts. Its efficiency is 10%, meaning that a…




Zachary Shahan (1978 Posts)

I'm the director of CleanTechnica, the most popular clean energy website in the world, and Planetsave, a leading green and science news site. I've been covering green news of various sorts since 2008, and I've been especially focused on solar energy, electric vehicles, bicycling, and wind energy for the past few years. You can also find my work on Scientific American, Reuters, Think Progress, GE's ecomagination site, several sites in the Important Media network, & many other places. To connect on some of your favorite social networks, go to zacharyshahan.com or click on some of the links below.