Learn

Start here if you want to understand how solar actually works before spending a dollar. Learn covers the fundamentals and the major system types in plain language — enough to follow every decision that comes later in Plan, Install, and Own without needing an engineering background.

What this branch covers

• Fundamentals — the handful of components every system shares, and what determines how much power you get.
• Grid-Tied Solar — the common, lowest-cost setup, and the outage catch most people miss.
• Off-Grid Solar — full independence, and why sizing becomes the whole game.
• Hybrid Systems — grid-tied plus a battery: backup power and the practical middle ground.
• Battery Storage — chemistries, the specs that matter, and how the incentive picture changed for 2026.
• Solar + Other Systems — how heat pumps, EVs, and electric water heating change your sizing.
• Mobile & Portable — RVs, vans, boats, and power stations: the same physics, scaled down.
• Community Solar — solar savings with no panels on your roof, where it’s available.

Each topic is a short, self-contained overview. The goal is a working mental model, not a spec sheet — so the choices ahead make sense.