The Basic Solar Vocabulary Everyone Should Know

A solar system is not mysterious. It is mostly panels, an inverter, and a battery, all measured in familiar energy terms.

Salespeople often make solar sound more mysterious than it is. In reality, the core system is built around three major elements: panels, the inverter, and the battery.

Panels make DC power, the inverter converts that power for home use and manages battery charging, and the battery stores energy for later use.

Once you understand power, energy, and storage in plain terms, it becomes much harder for anyone to confuse you with jargon.