Solar panels convert sunlight into electricity, providing a renewable energy source that reduces reliance on fossil fuels.
太阳能电池板将阳光转化为电能，提供可再生能源，减少对化石燃料的依赖。
• Solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
While solar panel efficiency has roughly doubled over the past two decades, the primary driver of falling solar energy costs has actually been manufacturing scale: as factories produce panels in ever-larger volumes, the cost per unit has dropped far more than efficiency gains alone would predict.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
While solar panel manufacturing capacity has roughly quadrupled over the past decade, the primary driver of falling residential solar installation costs has actually been streamlined permitting and installation labor processes, which reduce costs far more than manufacturing gains alone would predict.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “solar”?
B — Relating to the sun. “solar” means relating to the sun.
Which word means “relating to the sun”?
B — solar. “solar” means relating to the sun.
solar — relating to the sun. In Chinese: 太阳的，太阳能的.
solar is pronounced /ˈsoʊlər/.
Solar panels convert sunlight into electricity, providing a renewable energy source that reduces reliance on fossil fuels. (太阳能电池板将阳光转化为电能，提供可再生能源，减少对化石燃料的依赖。)
heliacal, sun-related, sun-driven — all close in meaning to solar (relating to the sun).
lunar — each the opposite of solar (relating to the sun).
Yes. solar is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
solar (related to the sun)