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.
protection noun [C/U]. âº the âcondition or âstate of being âkept âsafe from âinjury, âdamage, or âloss: [U] Their âtent âoffered little protection against the âstorm. [C] The âproposed âlaw is âintended to âprovide âlegal protections for âfarm âworkers.