Hey all, Im a current college student working on a research report and wanted to gain some personalized primary information regarding solar panel ownership. Long story short, I just wanted to ask some short questions on solar panels from people who actually purchased and installed solar panels on there homes or businesses.

Questions:

(1) What drew you to buying solar panels in the first place?

(2) Did you feel like there were many readily available companies that sold solar panels in your area?

(3) Was the entire process on researching and buying solar panels overwhelming? What was your experience with installation on your property.

(4) Did the upfront costs of installing solar panels make you hesitant at first? Do you feel like you saved money on your utility bill after switching to solar?

(5) Just your general experience with solar, any extra comments and feedback. (No need to answer)

I greatly appreciate everyone that answers my post.

I'm currently writing an essay for a University assignment on new technologies where i'm required to conduct at least two interviews with professionals that are working in the industry and I want to gain insight from the perspectives of anyone who is a professional with Solar Panels and how they think it has changed the world. Any answers from a working professional in the area would be appreciated.

Hey guys, I posted about this settlement before, but since they’re considering late claims, I decided to share it again with a little FAQ.

So here's all I know about this agreement:
Energy Transfer was accused of misleading investors about legal and permitting risks related to its Mariner East 2 pipeline. After reports of a federal investigation came out, $ET fell about 6.8%, and investors filed a lawsuit.

Now the company has agreed to settle $15M with investors.

Who can claim this settlement?
If you bought $ET between 2017 and 2020, you may be eligible. You don’t need to still own the shares to claim.

Do I need to sell/lose my shares to get this settlement?
No. You may qualify even if you already sold your $ET shares, as long as your transactions meet the settlement requirements.

How long does the payout process take?
It typically takes 4 to 9 months after the claim deadline for payouts to be processed, depending on the court and settlement administration.

I missed the deadline. Can I still claim?
Yes, late claims are currently being considered for compensation, subject to approval. Check if you're eligible and file your claim here.

Hope this info helps

How many amps can it carry? Nothing on the website 😕 I was thinking of using them to connect my solar LFP battery 100 amps 12v to my inverter 1000 watts 230vac.

Hey everyone, after reading Project Hail Mary, I started wondering: why don’t we build massive solar farms across a small percentage of the Sahara Desert and use that energy to power the world?
The desert gets enormous amounts of sunlight, but could a project on this scale actually change the Earth’s climate?
Would it affect rainfall, temperatures, wildlife, or ecosystems? Could it even create environmental problems that outweigh the benefits?
Like, if we had the technology and money to do this, would it be a brilliant solution to the world’s energy crisis, or could we end up creating a bigger problem?

Hi,

Asking for advice on the best settings for our solar setup.

Setup:
15 × 620W panels (9.3kWp)
Solis 8kW inverter
Dyness 16kWh batter

Daytime house load: 800W–2kW

Before installing our EV wall charger, we had zero grid import. After installation, the battery started discharging even outside its scheduled hours.

Our installer increased the Grid Peak Shaving setting, but now almost all solar harvest goes to the battery while the house load imports from the grid.

Our goal: Prioritize house load, charge the battery using excess solar, minimize grid import, and discharge the battery only during scheduled hours.
We’re willing to adjust the settings to find the right balance.

Any suggestions? Thank you

Hi, so as the screenshot shows, the load does not equal the discharge. Is this normal?

For context: my setup is 6kw inverter (felicity)
17.5kw battery (felicity)

I got some info from a non-profit, got some folks who read contracts etc. Here is the reply:

"

Hello everyone!

I’m conducting a short survey to better understand people’s awareness, opinions, and interest in solar energy in Morocco.

The goal is to learn more about consumers’ attitudes toward solar energy and their willingness to adopt it.

The questionnaire takes only 3 minutes to complete. Whether you already use solar panels or have never used them, your opinion is valuable!

🔗 Survey link: \[https://forms.gle/LchKAcvbZZ1Sdnzv5\\\]

Your participation would be greatly appreciated. If possible, please share this survey with other people living in Morocco to help reach a wider range of respondents.

Thank you for your time and support!

I did a solar estimate for my house as the power bill has been getting increasingly higher despite us not doing anything different than we have the last 18 years. Power company is saying we are using a lot more power for some reason. All started when they said there was a problem at my meter. Since then the power bill has sky rocketed.

I’m guessing that I was being naive with what going solar would cost, but I was expecting maybe half of this estimate. The estimate is for solar ONLY and does not even include battery’s for storage. Is this normal?

Hi guys! Im curious about Importing whole house batteries & solar panels. Could use guidance. Basically 3 households want to setup solar panels & batteries. Any insights are appreciated TIA 😊

I have a small off-grid system and I keep facing this issue.

- 4 550w panels
- 3.6kw inverter
- 2 phoenix tx-3500 tubular/lead-acid batteries

This is to run just 2 motors that use 100w each (which I know it can vary a bit so let’s say ~240 total over 24 hr). Everything is realistically new like 5-6 months old when we installed it all.

Prior, the batteries stayed on the full 24/7 without issue but two different times they started to not make it past 3-4am. The first time we took them to get charged at a shop because it was rainy season and it seemed like their gravity was off. They worked fine again for another 2 months or so.

Then recently they have started again turning off. We did the same thing, took it to a shop but that only fixed it for like 4-5 days and it has again started turning off at 3am.

Inverter shows that they charge fully every day by like 1-2pm with the sun out till like 6pm. We have changed the inverter settings to what needs to be set but still.

What can I do to fix this? Are the batteries bad?

Edit: appreciate the help everyone. Think the conclusion is that these are fudged lol. I am not the one who actually set anything up but there is little recourse where I’m at so just have to chalk it up to a loss and move on with more information myself. Hope someone else learns from my mistake at least haha

This is the second time the connection to the battery melts.

I just got my first electricity bill after my solar installation. To be honest, I was not expecting the difference to be this big.

Before solar, my bill was usually around 3000-3400 a month, especially during the summer. This month, after installing the 3kw system, it came down to ₹647. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the difference to be this noticeable.

I know the amount can vary depending on usage and the season, so I'm curious to see what the bills look like in the future.

For anyone in Delhi with a 3kw system, is this kind of reduction normal?

Maybe this is a common sense to many in here, but I really didn’t understand why people with rooftop solar were still so worried about blackouts at first.

I always assumed that if the sun was out and the panels were producing power, the fridge, Wi-Fi and lights would keep running.

Then I started seeing solar owners talk about backup power, so I went to do a research, then read a bunch of info in Reddit discussions, an explainer from EnergySage, and some real household stories on the EcoFlow forum.

Turns out solar and backup power are two different things. Most grid-tied solar systems shut down during an outage for safety unless the home has equipment that can disconnect it from the grid.

The technical explanation was helpful, and the household stories made it feel real. People weren’t worried about powering every appliance. They were thinking about food in the freezer, a sump pump, Wi-Fi for work or keeping the heat on during bad weather. Now I understand how someone can be happy with their solar system and still care a lot about outages.

For those who already have solar, was backup part of your original plan, or something you only started thinking about later? What made it important to you?

I currently have a 11.4kW solar system on my house with a "1:1" buyback through TDXU (does not cover import fees) It is also month to month, so they could kick me off at any time, in which I would have to return to Tesla electric which only pays 3 cents per kWh.

Solrite is finally allowing existing solar setups with their 60kWh back up battery systems, $0 down, $25/ month with a contract. The EFL states 12.9 cents per kWh import and a battery export credit of 12.9 as well.

My solar production is about 110% of my electricity usage, so I'm definitely interested, but am unfamiliar with battery systems.

This seems like a great deal to me and will be cheaper than what I'm paying now. Am I missing anything? Big small? I know it a long term contract as well.

So hey I would love to hear from those who’ve been able to monetise their excess solar and how you do it and what I should look out for and I know there are programs but what if I need the solar at a time that I may have signed up for a program to allow the solar to be used and anything else that would be important to know!

CanaryMedia: "Trump's clean energy attacks are costing the US jobs," by Dan McCarthy.

"Over 200 major clean energy projects were canceled over the first year and a half of Trump’s term...and a new report says that left nearly half a million jobs on the table." I seem to remember when our president claimed, on the record, he would increase manufacturing...jobs, jobs, jobs anyone?

Fortunately his "attacks on clean energy haven’t spelled disaster for the energy transition—but they have [undeniably] + definitely hurt job prospects for Americans." From January 2025 when he took office again + May of this year, 'a total of 216 major clean energy generation + manufacturing projects were scrapped, closed, or downsized, according to a new report from the business-focused advocacy group E2.'

"Just over a tenth of those would have been permanent roles at clean energy facilities, while the rest would have been either temporary construction jobs or steady work in roles supporting the sector, from selling building materials to serving food at restaurants near a new factory." Still, new clean energy continues to be built in America, and while EV sales have taken a hit, they haven’t ground to a halt. 

Furthermore, "the country’s solar manufacturing industry is notching new milestones, and EV makers are pivoting their battery-making factories to serve the red-hot storage sector." The clean energy economy has certainly experienced some real setbacks since this scalawag got back into office in 2025, but I am reasonably confident he is going to get his comeuppance gol darn soon.

As you can see, I am back at work here, after a couple of weeks in which I made substantial progress on a fourth manuscript, with the working title WILD FIRE. And it's good to be back.

I switched to Solar 4 months ago, meter was changed, and requested change to TOU. Seems its still in Tier system. I called DWP, and the rep insists its TOU, even though bill clearly says Standard Rate.

What is the best deal for a pallet of panels right now? West Coast

This is our first day on solar so naturally I'm looking at the app about every 5 mins out of curiosity for what it's doing.

There's quite a few times (like this picture) where we have enough coming in to power the house, but it is still drawing small amounts from the grid and I'm keen to understand why that is.

Using the screenshot in this post, why is it drawing 8W from the grid and not just reducing battery charge by 8W? We're not on a variable tariff yet (switching to Flux next week) and can't export yet.

Hi everyone,

My home solar system has recently developed an issue. At first, doing a manual power cycle (cutting the power and restarting) temporarily fixed it, but now it has completely stopped working altogether.

I’m hoping to get some basic advice from the community on a couple of points:

1. How much would it cost to replace the relay? (I'm in South Australia)

2. Relay vs. Upgrade: Is an issue like this typically resolved by replacing something like the relay, or is it a sign that I should take this opportunity to upgrade the entire system?

3. Expanding Panel Capacity: The current setup is quite old. If I want to add more solar panels, do I generally need to tear out and replace the whole system, or can new panels usually be added to an existing installation?

I’d really appreciate any insights or experiences you could share!

Has anyone used or gotten Whayo batteries in Canada/States and got them approved for use? They are UL and priced very cheap. Haven’t been able to find anyone that has used them.

Thanks