If you’re thinking of going green and installing alternative energy power in your home, test solar energy technology in your own kitchen to understand how it works. How to make a solar panel? It’s easier than you think. All you need is an electric stove, a sheet of copper flashing a half foot square, a micro-ammeter that reads between 10-50 microamperes, two alligator clip leads, salt, a large jar or plastic bottle and tap water. Cut the flashing in half and cook one half of the copper flashing on the electric stove until it develops a thick black coat, which takes about 30 or more minutes, gently wash the black layer with running water taking care to not scrub off the red cuprous oxide layer, take the cooked and uncooked copper plates and place them on the large jar or but up plastic bottles, bending them so as to have the the two sides cling to the inner walls of the bottle or jar. Attach your clip leads to the meter and clamp the alligator heads onto the top of the bottle and copper setup. Mix a few tablespoons of salt into some tap water and fill the bottle halfway, ensuring the water touches both plates but doesn’t get the clips wet.