Problems with Solar Panels – level 1

06-09-2019 15:00

There is fire on the roof of a store named Walmart. There are solar panels on the roof People in Walmart think that the solar panels are the problem. Now Walmart wants to take the solar panels down.

The problem with the fire happens in 2012. Between March and May 2018, there are big fires at three Walmart stores.

Walmart says that inspectors who control the panels do not have basic solar training. It is possible that they do not do their job well.

Walmart puts money in solar energy for many years. They work with one company. This company is now part of Tesla. Tesla buys this company in 2016.

Difficult words: solar (connected with the sun), panel (a piece of solid material with four corners).

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