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Silfab solar panels: the complete review

Silfab is a Canada-based solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturer offering monocrystalline and bifacial solar panels to customers throughout the world. The company was founded in 2010 and is one of the few major solar panel brands to manufacture its products exclusively in North America. Their all-black, SIL NL series of panels are very power dense, and are matched with an unbeatable 30-year warranty. As a result, Silfab is one of the most popular brands in offers to homeowners and businesses shopping for solar on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace. 

EnergySage has reviewed the product specifications of each Silfab solar panel series to make your solar research process easier. As the leading online marketplace for homeowners considering solar, EnergySage is uniquely positioned to evaluate the technical specifications of Silfab solar panels and help you compare them to other manufacturers on the market. 

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LG solar panels: are they worth it?

LG is well known for its high-quality electronics, and the company’s solar PV products are no different. In fact, LG solar panels appear alongside SunPower and Panasonic in EnergySage’s ranking of the best solar panels currently available to homeowners in the United States. Currently, LG’s residential product line focuses on the NeON series of panels: the NeON 2 and NeON R variations. The LG NeON R ACe series is especially worth a look, as a high-powered smart module with an integrated microinverter.

Whether you’re debating the merits of SunPower vs. LG solar panels or simply trying to evaluate your solar PV options, a thorough review of solar panel product specifications is the best way to be confident in your solar investment. EnergySage’s LG solar panels review breaks down all of the details to evaluate how LG compares to other solar panel brands on the market.

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Trina Solar panels: the complete review

Trina Solar Energy is one of the largest producers of solar panels in the world, and was founded in 1997. Recently, Trina Solar Energy has been in the news for taking the power output of solar panels by first releasing a 500 Watt panel in February 2021, before launching a 600 Watt (!!!) panel in July 2021. The company manufactures all of its solar products in China, and is a popular brand featured in quotes to solar shoppers comparing their options on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace.

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Hyundai solar panels: the complete review

Hyundai is one of the most recognizable names in the solar industry. The company started its solar business in 2005, and its solar panels are produced by a separate branch of the company that owns Hyundai Motors. Like some other leading solar brands (such as LG), their panels are manufactured in South Korea, and have primarily focused on solar markets outside of North America. However, recently Hyundai has begun to re-enter the American solar market, and are a player to be on the lookout for in late 2020 and beyond.

EnergySage has reviewed the product specifications of each Hyundai solar panel series to make your solar research process easier. As the leading online marketplace for homeowners considering solar, EnergySage is uniquely positioned to evaluate the technical specifications of Hyundai solar panels and help you compare them to other manufacturers on the market. 

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Canadian Solar panels: the complete review

Canadian Solar is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and installers of solar panels and operates on six continents. The company was founded in 2001 and manufactures its solar panels in Canada, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil. Canadian Solar provides a range of options for both home- and business-owners alike. Canadian Solar panels are a regularly quoted solar panel brand in quotes to solar shoppers comparing their options on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace.

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Home Loan Investment Bank: a full service bank with solar lending options

Solar loans are the fastest-growing method of financing a solar panel installation for your home or business. Across the country, more than half of all new solar installations are done with either a cash purchase or through a solar loan.

Home Loan Investment Bank, headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island, is a full-service bank that offers solar loans alongside other financing products. HLIB’s loans are accessible to solar shoppers across the country, and are one of the top 10 financing options available to solar shoppers on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace. If you’re comparing solar quotes from a few different solar installers, you may have encountered a loan option from Home Loan Investment Bank.

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DecoTech Roof-Integrated Solar System: a solar roof from GAF, America’s largest roofing manufacturer

Homeowners across the country have their eye on Elon Musk’s Tesla Solar Roof, a much-heralded innovation for the solar energy industry. However, Tesla is just one company offering a roof-integrated solar option for homeowners and businesses. Roofing company GAF’s solar tile solution, DecoTech, hit the market in early 2017 and promises to be “the beautiful affordable alternative to typical rack-mounted solar systems.” Here is EnergySage’s complete review of everything you need to know about DecoTech solar, from performance to price to warranties.

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Mitsubishi solar panels: the complete review

Mitsubishi Electric is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronics and electrical equipment, including televisions, air conditioners, and solar panels. The company was founded in 1921, and it manufactured the first solar panels to provide power to satellites in the 1970s. All of Mitsubishi’s solar panels are manufactured in Japan. Although they are relatively new to the U.S. market, Mitsubishi solar panels are increasingly popular in quotes to solar shoppers comparing their options on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace.

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Energy Loan Network review: everything you need to know

Solar loans are the fastest-growing method of financing a solar panel installation your home or business. Across the country, more than half of all new solar installations are done with either a cash purchase or through a solar loan.

Based in sunny California, Energy Loan Network (ELN) is a relatively new name in the solar lending industry. If you’re comparing solar quotes from a few different solar installers, you may have seen a loan option from Energy Loan Network.

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JinkoSolar panels: the complete review

JinkoSolar is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar panels and develops solar projects across the world. The company was founded in 2006 and primarily manufactures its solar panels in China and Malaysia. However, JinkoSolar recently opened a solar panel manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Florida, where they manufacture the aptly named “Eagle” series of American-made solar panels.

JinkoSolar panels–and the Eagle series in particular–are increasingly popular in quotes to solar shoppers comparing their options on the EnergySage Solar Marketplace.

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