Solar Panels Have the Potential to Generate Electricity 24/7

But while the science is sound, its the economics that could prevent this from gaining mainstream traction. David Ginley, Chief Scientist at theNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)in an email to Lifewire. Assawaworrarit and his team have devised a new way to capture that energy as it departs the planet. PhotoAlto / Odilon Dimier / Getty Images In contrast, solar panels can typically generate about 150 watts per square meter during the day....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Charles Welch

SolarEdge Home Battery Review: A Good Battery From a Big Solar Industry Name

The company is growing in the solar storage space too. As of 2023, SolarEdge ranks among the eight manufacturers with thehighest market share for solar-plus-storage in the US. Can solar panels save you money? Interested in understanding the impact solar can have on your home? Enter some basic information below, and well instantly provide a free estimate of your energy savings. Instead, this review is based on publicly available information online from SolarEdge and an interview with Thompson....

April 15, 2025 · 4 min · 808 words · Cindy Hayes

SolarEdge's Newest Residential Solar Battery Is a Big Step Up From Its Previous Model

That decreases how much energy your system loses when converting between AC and DC electricity. Can solar panels save you money? Interested in understanding the impact solar can have on your home? Enter some basic information below, and well instantly provide a free estimate of your energy savings. Here’s what you oughta know about SolarEdge’s new solar battery. What can you expect from SolarEdge’s new battery? SolarEdge’s newestbatteryfeatures a modular design, something the company’s previous battery model was lacking....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · David Nelson

Some Arizonans Face Rising Power Bills and a New Fee for Going Solar

APS serves a large geographic area, including much of the Phoenix area. Also new: a charge for utility customers with rooftop solar panels in the APS service area. Can solar panels save you money? Interested in understanding the impact solar can have on your home? Enter some basic information below, and well instantly provide a free estimate of your energy savings. That’s not always the case. The California Public Utility Commissionremoved a proposed fixed feefrom its 2022 decision on thestate’s net metering policies....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Dustin Hernandez

Some Homeowners Are Refinancing Their Mortgages at Higher Rates. Here's Why

After all, most homeowners aren’t inclined to trade in theircurrent mortgage ratefor a more expensive one. “Although less common, some customers are refinancing at higher interest rates,” says Calcut. However, not all of those homeowners are locking in lower rates. The economic landscape has changed significantly over the last several years. With today’s high cost of living, there’s value in adding more stability to your finances. This could also be an appealing option if you have aballoon mortgage....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Tyler Hernandez

Some homeowners got amazing deals before Zillow exited the iBuying business

“We buy homes,” it said, and out of curiosity he clicked it. A few weeks later, the popular real estate business owned his house. iBuyers are companies that run mostly automated home-flipping business at a large scale. Those pricing mistakes ultimately led tothe shuttering of Zillow’s iBuying businessin November 2021. But not before some homeowners received sweet deals from Zillow’s overzealous algorithms. He understood the business model of iBuyers and knew he might encounter lowball offers....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 216 words · Cheryl Richardson

Some iOS 15 Features Won't Work on Older iPhone Models

AsPocket-lintpoints out, some features new to iOS 15 will function on older devicesjust not everything. trees, landmarks, etc). Personalizations for your gadget, like new words, also won’t be available, along with on-gadget dictation. Apple

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 34 words · James Ortega

Some iOS Users Experience 'No Service' Bug After 14.7.1 Update

“I have tried all the troubleshooting steps and still cannot get it to work.” “Was starting to think it was just my phone. Another person said in the same thread that their iPhone 8 Plus also had the same problem. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) “Setting’s screen ‘Cellular’ is blank.” Apple is busy with its bigiOS 15 update. It’s currently in beta and is expected to officially launch in September....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Derrick Reese

Some Mercedes Self-Driving Cars Won't Require You to Even Watch the Road

To date, it is the only automaker with government approval to sell the tech to the general public. A representative for Mercedes-Benz did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But for now, cars with Drive Pilot enabled are only legal in California and Nevada. The sale and delivery of these Level 3 cars has been years in the making. The Level 3 system can’t drive itself all the time The technology has a catch....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Tyler Chung

Some Old Spice, Secret aerosol sprays recalled over benzene contamination

In response, Procter & Gamble is recalling some lots of Old Spice and Secret aerosol sprays. No adverse events have been reported over the recalled products. Benzene is widely used in the US, according to the CDC. It’s used to make some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents and more. Benzene isn’t needed to make sunscreen or antiperspirant and deodorant sprays. In acitizen petitionwritten Nov. 3, Valisure asked the FDA to recall 38 batches of body sprays....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Erica Cannon

Some Twitter Users Can Post 4,000-Character Tweets Now

Twitter, known for its short messages, is embracing longer – much, much longer – tweets. Twitter currently has a limit of 280 characters. From Twitter’s 2006 founding until 2017, the cap was 140 characters. “While we love a good thread, sometimes you just want to Tweet everything all at once. we get that,” the official @TwitterBlue account said as part of alengthy tweet. The @Twitter account summed it up nicely,repeating “more words” over 70 times....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Arthur Murray

Some Windows 11 Features Fail to Load Due to Failed Certificate

Windows 11 has experienced multiple problems since its launch in early October. In the last 30 days alone, the OS has had 10 problems come up. Microsoft

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Cynthia Hoffman

Someone Lost Millions Trying to Claim $2K Crypto Airdrop

Airdrops may be the most bewildering facet of crypto. Refering to tokens being rewarded to crypto traders that fulfill certain criteria, they often amount to free money. The amounts dropped can be immense. Sometimes, airdrops that sound too good to be true are actually legitimate. The scam centered on Uniswap, a decentralized crypto exchange where people trade altcoins like shiba inu and avalanche. The scammers promised a free airdrop of 400 Uniswap tokens, worth around $2,000....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Mrs. Samantha Jones