Home fires are scary, and attaching an intricate system of panels designed to collect solar energy and funnel it into a home's electrical system seems like the kind of thing that could end up catching ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. Re-using the shell of a fire panel is a conundrum that ...

You might think those sleek panels on your neighbor's roof are just quietly soaking up sunshine. Turns out, there's more happening up there than meets the eye. The kicker? 8% increase in fires ...

A fire at a battery supply bank in a house in The Villas served as a wake-up call about the potential risks of solar energy systems. The bank, which stored energy for a rooftop solar panel system, ...

Solar panels save homeowners money. They’re also quite expensive to have installed. Is installing solar panels yourself better than having professional solar companies install them? We talked with our ...

If you own a solar panel system, you are at risk of solar panel fires. Take a look at how you can prevent them from occurring ...

Loose connections, damaged or faulty wiring among leading causes of solar panel fires, according to new analysis from insurer QBE. Freedom of information requests to UK fire services find increase in ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...