Solar carports could be the ultimate solar accessory

BMW made headlines this week when it unveiled its new solar carport designed to recharge the auto manufacturer’s…

Solar in Arizona

Homeowners who are leasing rooftop solar arrays in Arizona could be hit with an average $152 a year property tax…

Solar In Hawaii

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission voted this week to force the state’s largest utility to rethink its plan…

Solar generation capacity no longer insignificant

Solar electric generation has increased 418 percent since 2010 and now accounts for 1.13 percent of total US…

Metro Solar System

The Obama Administration announced Thursday that the Energy Department is pledging $15 million to help communities…

NRG buys residential rooftop installer

NRG Energy, one of the country’s largest power generators and electricity retailers, purchased one of the country’…

Vermont passes progressive net metering expansion

While utilities in a number of states throughout the country are fighting to scale back net metering programs for…

Rooftop solar winning battles with utilities

The rooftop solar industry has had a triumphant couple of weeks in its defensive battles with utility companies…

Minnesota PUC approves first value-of-solar tariff

Minnesota regulators voted this week to create the nation’s first value-of-solar tariff.

The 3 to 2…

Mosiac crowdfunding could make rooftop solar ownership more affordable

Mosaic’s new partnerships with RGS Energy and Sungage Financial should make it easier for home and business owners…

Solar plus batteries could kill utilities

Rooftop solar panels combined with battery storage have very real potential to destroy the reigning grid utility…

HI could push utilities to accept new business model including solar

As utility companies throughout the United States have launched campaigns to slow the…

Rooftop solar battles raging in 2014

Rooftop solar has a lot of momentum and the support of a massive populous behind it. But will it be enough to…

Rooftop solar credited for 20% solar industry job growth

Thanks in large part to the increasing attractiveness of rooftop solar installations, the solar…

Rapid rooftop solar growth has utilities spooked

Californians installed nearly as much rooftop solar in 2013 as they did over the last 30 years.

The…

CO governor appoints PUC rep against solar advocates protest

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper confirmed the appointment of Glenn Vaad (R) to the state public utilities…

Looking back at 2013 solar energy headlines and ahead to 2014

The solar industry had a good year in 2013 and there’s every indication that the momentum will carry

United Solar Associates growing rapidly in New England

Dan McGrath was a master electrician when Massachusetts increased its solar incentives in 2010. He saw an…

Several utilities lost fights to reduce net metering payments for rooftop solar this year.

Solar supporters rally in Denver

More than 200 people showed up outside the Xcel Energy offices in Denver Wednesday to support solar…

Tesla Battery

 

Adding to its financed offerings, SolarCity partnered with Tesla Motors to offer Tesla battery…

Southwest Community Center

It’s not Portlandia, but the show’s namesake is kind of living up to the show’s style with the new Solar Forward…

Utility-scale solar could compete with gas sooner than you think

Utilities retiring their old coal-fired power plants in recent years have overwhelmingly chosen to replace them…

Arizona Solar Farm

Arizona was one among just a couple of states in the country that lost solar jobs in 2013, according to the recent…