solar installation

Rooftop energy system

A solar installation is a system of photovoltaic panels and associated equipment set up to convert sunlight into electricity.

The term covers everything from rooftop arrays on homes to sprawling utility-scale solar farms: The new solar installation powers the entire campus.

Installation refers both to the physical system and the process of putting it in place.

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energy source type

solar installationnatural gas plant

Facility refining underground hydrocarbons

diesel generator · nuclear power plant · gas turbine · nuclear reactor · oil refinery

energy infrastructure scale/type

solar installationpower grid

Linked transmission system

power infrastructure presence

solar installationenergy poverty

Insufficient access to electricity

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G