Solar panels are steadily gaining ground with consumers as a viable renewable energy option for powering one's home. While most people are familiar with solar panels, which are the often large ...

the solar system itself has never been connected. “So, here they are. Three years later and they’re (panels) still not operational. Never have been and never will be,” Crotty told On Your Side. The ...

The wiring has been left exposed and weathered ... leaving consumers like Crotty with what she calls “paperweight” solar panels on her roof and a system that has never worked.