Diy solar power

Building and installing your own DIY solar panels can help you save a lot of money on electricity, without extravagant upfront costs. When we priced it, they wanted $28,000 to put solar panels on our home (which, incidentally, is about how much our house is worth!) So, we decided to DIY solar panels ourselves, and...

With electricity costs rising more and more each year, a lot of people are thinking in investing into solar panels for their home to cut down on the costs and to reduce their carbon footprint. While commercial solar panels are a great idea, they tend to cost quite a bit of money. With that in mind, we found a few more affordable solutions in which you can create your own solar panels.

It's the 21st century, AKA solar panels now belong literally everywhere.

Are you ever concerned about what would happen if the power went out for several days, or even several weeks or months at a time? Would…

Make your own solar heater

This DIY solar furnace can keep a single room nice and warm on a sunny day. This would be great if the power went out in the winter.

how to build solar system

By Dyers Eve I had been thinking of constructing a portable solar generator for some time. I remember seeing a news story on a local company that was marketing a “new” product. It was an 1800 watt portable solar generator with a 100 watt solar panel. I will not link their product here, I do ... Read more

What can a 100 watt solar panel run? This is a typical question from newcomers in the world of solar power. We usually determine what you are trying to power. From there, we figure out what size solar panels you need. But for this scenario, we will be doing things in reverse.

Learn how to set up a solar panel system in JUST 4 steps. Follow our step-by-step instructions to make your own solar power system today.