-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
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
There are some charity groups helping to install solar panels in Cap-Haïtien, but most of the work is done by private companies like Desir's.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Last June, her group raised more than $5,300 so that a small mosque in the city of Yogyakarta could install solar panels.
—Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Cosmopolitan’s Ivan Salas Jefferson says his company has taken full advantage of the progression in electrical propulsion and solar panels, as well as the materials.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
The solar panel project is the latest sustainability effort from the college, which aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2038.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
This solar generator comes with a foldout solar panel that can quickly charge the generator.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
The batteries will help Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric keep the lights on after dark, when solar panels stop generating.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
While solar panels don’t pump out greenhouse gases or worsen air quality for nearby residents like fossil fuel power plants do, solar comes with its own challenges.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Chinese government subsidies and other policy support have encouraged solar panel and EV makers in China to invest in factories, building far more production capacity than the domestic market can absorb.
—Fatima Hussein and Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'solar panel.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near solar panel
Cite this Entry
“Solar panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20panel. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar panel
noun
: a group of solar cells forming a flat surface (as on a spacecraft)
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share