solar panel

noun

: 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 The upfront price of installing a residential solar panel and battery storage system will be significantly higher than a similarly sized gasoline or diesel powered generator, Dyson said. Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 14 July 2024 Any moves this week that bolster the production of such high-end green technologies, which also include goods like solar panels or batteries, could further inflame the issue. Simone McCarthy, CNN, 14 July 2024 What’s more, some solar companies offered warranties for solar panels, promising to fix broken panels for up to 25 years, but then did not set aside money to fulfill those warranties and fix nonworking systems, says Agopian. Alana Semuels, TIME, 26 June 2024 Biden also set new import taxes on Chinese goods such as electric vehicles and solar panels. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for solar panel 

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Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar panel was in 1961

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“Solar panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20panel. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

solar panel

noun
: a group of solar cells forming a flat surface (as on a spacecraft)
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