While the total installed price of solar has continued to decline, the price of the solar panels or modules themselves has remained relatively flat since 2012, indicating a decline in non-module costs. Credit: LBNL.
defense. 1  the denial or pleading of the defendant in answer to the claim or charge that has been made. 2  the proceedings adopted by a defendant, or the defendant's legal agents, for defending against the charges that have been made. 3  a defendant and his or her counsel.
self-defense. 1  the act of defending one's person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self-defense. 2. a claim or plea that the use of force or injuring or killing another was necessary in defending one's own person from physical attack: