SOLAR INSIGHTS
The 30% federal Investment Tax Credit expired December 31, 2025. Any solar quote that buries that fact isn’t giving you a useful number, so let’s start there. What remains is 25-year savings
Glen Goodman’s Virginia Beach home now produces more electricity than it uses. John Harrison in Suffolk cut his Dominion Energy bill by 95%. Laura Kippes, who had already signed a contract with
Solar panels in Virginia Beach are one of the most effective ways Hampton Roads homeowners can escape rising Dominion Energy bills, and 2026 is the best year yet to make the move.
If you’re a Virginia homeowner researching solar, you probably have more questions than answers, and you’ve probably already encountered at least one solar company that felt more like a high-pressure sales operation
Convert Solar is proud to announce that we have been selected as the winning solar installer for the 2026 Switch Together program. Switch Together is a group-buying program that helps homeowners make
A watt (W) is the unit used to measure electrical power. It tells you how much energy a device uses or produces at any given moment. For most homeowners, watts only come
Alternating current (AC) is a type of electrical current where the flow of electric charge changes direction periodically. This is the form of electricity delivered to homes and businesses through the power
A battery is a device that stores energy in chemical form and releases it as electricity when needed. Inside, chemical reactions create a flow of electrons that can power everything from phones
One of the most common questions homeowners ask when researching solar energy is simple: how much electricity does a solar panel actually produce? The answer is straightforward on paper, but more nuanced
In 2023, more than 1.2 million homeowners claimed the solar investment tax credit (ITC). Back in 2022, the Biden administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which introduced various tax credits for
“If you thought your 2025 was rough, wait until you hear about the year Solar’s had.” A lot of crazy changes have shaken up the solar industry, and the aftershocks are still
What does the future of solar look like? Not just next year, or next decade— what about next century? Next millennia? Next myriad (that’s 10,000 years)? But why bother thinking that far
