As the price of solar panels continues ... so if one of the small cells fails a large percentage of the panel may be rendered useless with no way to repair it. A solar development kit like this ...

Plug-and-play solar energy without hefty installation costs sounds like a compelling idea, but is it actually legal in the US?

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