Understanding Solar Power
Solar energy technologies use the sun’s energy and light to provide heat, light, hot water, electricity, and even cooling, for homes, businesses, and industry. There are a variety of technologies that have been developed to take advantage of solar energy. These include:

Photovoltaic Systems
Producing electricity directly from sunlight.  [learn  more]

Solar Hot Water 
Heating water with solar energy. [learn more]
 
Solar Electricity
Using the sun’s heat to produce electricity. [learn more]
 
Passive Solar Heating and Daylighting
Using solar energy to heat and light
buildings. [learn more]

Solar Process Space Heating and Cooling
Industrial and commercial uses of
the sun’s heat. [learn more]