Editor's Note: Scientific American's George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introductionhereand see all postshere.In the first installment of this post, Arnold Mckinley ofXslent Energy Technologiesdescribed how &reactive power& -- that is, power stored momentarily by electrical appliances and then released -- destabilizes the electrical grid. Here he explains how home solar arrays can help.[More]George Musser - Electricity - Energy - Renewable - Photovoltaic module
