solar panel
nounDefinition of solar panel
: a battery of solar cells (as on a rooftop)
Examples of solar panel in a Sentence
All of the house's electricity is produced by solar panels on the roof.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sales of generators, solar panels and storage batteries have increased. — Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, "California wildfire plan shows how we can adapt to threat of natural disasters," 23 Aug. 2019 By Nivedita Balu | Reuters Walmart Inc sued Tesla Inc, saying solar panels supplied by the electric car maker were responsible for fires at about seven of its stores, according to a lawsuit filed in a New York court on Tuesday. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Walmart sues Tesla over fires at stores with its solar panels," 20 Aug. 2019 According to energy sage, solar panels used in rooftop solar installations average around 65 inches by 39 inches, or 5.4 feet by 3.25 feet The energy company will be back at 75% operating capacity by the end of the Wednesday workday. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "90 solar panels stolen from Indiana facility," 14 Aug. 2019 Other changes to the project include creating a net-zero energy community where every home will be built using the latest technology to reduce energy use, and solar panels will sit atop every roof. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Safari Highlands Ranch becomes Harvest Hills in rebranding effort for proposed development," 28 July 2019 Floating solar panels already exist, with big ones in China and Japan. — Leah Asmelash And Brian Ries, CNN, "They want to create floating islands to convert sunlight into energy. Here's how they'd work," 17 June 2019 The only ward with consistent power is the one for premature babies, where solar panels provide electricity for the machines that supply oxygen. — Sam Mednick, The Seattle Times, "In South Sudan, midwives bring down deaths despite the odds," 13 Apr. 2019 And given the possibility of light-obscuring dust storms on the Red Planet and the moon seeing an uneven amount of sunlight, solar panels may not cut it. — John Wenz, Discover Magazine, "NASA's New Nuclear Reactor Could Change Space Exploration," 11 Feb. 2019 Researchers have found that both rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles are contagious. — David Roberts, Vox, "For the first time, a major US utility has committed to 100% clean energy," 5 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'solar panel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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