Abstract: A display device comprising a photovoltaic (PV) panel adapted to simultaneously produce electrically needed to operate a display and form either the background or foreground of the said display. The PV panel comprises large continuous sheets of PV material provided with one or more openings. Either light for the display or the display mechanism itself pass through the openings in PV material. The device may include a computer or electrical circuit which will activate the display device responsive to temperature, moisture, light conditions or to a remote signal such as a pager.