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Own Your Power! A Consumer Guide to Solar Electricity for the Home A consumer guide about solar electricity for the home. It includes information about types of solar electric systems, how to choose a system, financing, and costs. Details Bookmark & Share
Homeowners Guide to Financing a Grid-Connected Solar Electric System This guide provides an overview of the financing options that may be available to homeowners who are considering installing a solar electric system on their house. Details Bookmark & Share
Modeling of Photovoltaic Systems: Basic Challenges and DOE-Funded Tools This white paper outlines the different photovoltaic modeling tools that DOE has funded that help predict the amount of energy a solar array will be able to generate during its lifetime. Details Bookmark & Share
Electrical Code: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Designing and installing a PV system that meets the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC) doesn’t take any more time, effort, or cost than installing a system that does not meet Details Bookmark & Share
National Solar Technology Roadmap: Organic PV Addresses all forms of solar cells that use organic molecules—including polymers, dendrimers, small molecules, and dyes—as absorbers or transporters, either in fully organic devices or in devices that Details Bookmark & Share

Own Your Power! A Consumer Guide to Solar Electricity for the Home
A consumer guide about solar electricity for the home. It includes information about types of solar electric systems, how to choose a system, financing, and costs. Details Bookmark & Share

Homeowners Guide to Financing a Grid-Connected Solar Electric System
This guide provides an overview of the financing options that may be available to homeowners who are considering installing a solar electric system on their house. Details Bookmark & Share

Modeling of Photovoltaic Systems: Basic Challenges and DOE-Funded Tools
This white paper outlines the different photovoltaic modeling tools that DOE has funded that help predict the amount of energy a solar array will be able to generate during its lifetime. Details Bookmark & Share

Electrical Code: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Designing and installing a PV system that meets the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC) doesn’t take any more time, effort, or cost than installing a system that does not meet Details Bookmark & Share

National Solar Technology Roadmap: Organic PV
Addresses all forms of solar cells that use organic molecules—including polymers, dendrimers, small molecules, and dyes—as absorbers or transporters, either in fully organic devices or in devices that Details Bookmark & Share

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Summary: Solar Energy Technologies Office Convenings for Community-Focused Organizations This publication summarizes the National Community Solar Partnership’s efforts to gather feedback on equitable community solar deployment by communities. Details Bookmark & Share
Modeling of Photovoltaic Systems: Basic Challenges and DOE-Funded Tools This white paper outlines the different photovoltaic modeling tools that DOE has funded that help predict the amount of energy a solar array will be able to generate during its lifetime. Details Bookmark & Share
Summary: Solar Energy Technologies Office State Convenings This document summarizes the stakeholder feedback about barriers to community solar that the Solar Energy Technologies Office received from participants representing 30 U.S. states, territories, and Details Bookmark & Share
Solar Energy Technologies Office Photovoltaics End-of -Life Action Plan This plan outlines research activities that can enable safe and environmentally sound handling of photovoltaic end-of-life materials. Details Bookmark & Share
Location-dependent Public-private Interaction in Catalyzing Solar Technology Commercialization This report analyzes the solar startup landscape in the United States and investigates the role of public funding and other factors in the success of small businesses. Details Bookmark & Share

Summary: Solar Energy Technologies Office Convenings for Community-Focused Organizations
This publication summarizes the National Community Solar Partnership’s efforts to gather feedback on equitable community solar deployment by communities. Details Bookmark & Share

Summary: Solar Energy Technologies Office State Convenings
This document summarizes the stakeholder feedback about barriers to community solar that the Solar Energy Technologies Office received from participants representing 30 U.S. states, territories, and Details Bookmark & Share

Solar Energy Technologies Office Photovoltaics End-of -Life Action Plan
This plan outlines research activities that can enable safe and environmentally sound handling of photovoltaic end-of-life materials. Details Bookmark & Share

Location-dependent Public-private Interaction in Catalyzing Solar Technology Commercialization
This report analyzes the solar startup landscape in the United States and investigates the role of public funding and other factors in the success of small businesses. Details Bookmark & Share