Our Authors

Meet the expert writers and researchers behind SolarScout.

Ben Hartley

Editor-in-Chief

Ben installed his first solar array on his parents' garage roof when he was 19 — a janky 2kW system that's still producing power 15 years later and that his dad...

Solar panel efficiency
Inverter technology
Battery storage

Claire Dawson

Staff Writer & Energy Analyst

Claire is the person your solar installer hopes you don't talk to before signing the contract. She spent five years as an energy auditor crunching utility rate ...

Solar ROI analysis
Incentive and rebate programs
Utility rate structures

Dr. Raj Kumar

Contributing Solar Engineer

Dr. Kumar has published 34 peer-reviewed papers on photovoltaic cell efficiency, which means he can tell you exactly why that '25% efficient' panel in the broch...

PV cell technology
Panel degradation rates
Microinverter vs string