Solar panels usually run for 25 to 30 years, then they do not switch off. They lose a small share of their output every year, and once output falls far enough, or the glass, mountings or wiring fail, the array is disconnected and taken down. What happens next is one of four things: the panels … Read more
The short answer to why are my electric bills so high in summer is usually three causes stacked together: you use more kilowatt-hours, each kilowatt-hour costs more at peak demand, or something in your cooling equipment is working far harder than it should. Roughly a 10 to 20 percent rise is normal weather. A jump … Read more
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the unit your electricity is billed in: the energy used by running a 1,000-watt appliance for one hour. To read your electricity bill and understand kWh charges, take the meter difference, multiply it by the unit rate, then add the fixed charges and taxes until you reach the amount due. That … Read more