Rooftop solar panels are a great way to go green with your energy consumption and slash your bills at the same time. However, breaking even after a full-scale installation can take a few years.

San Diego Community Power Wednesday announced a program intended to make solar power more affordable for thousands of San Diego County residents while strengthening the region's power grid. SDCP, a ...

The city-owned utility wants to add 50 megawatts to the program. It's asking for bids offering "solutions that can be deployed in the near term." ...

Despite strong interest, shared solar programs face regulatory, utility, and economic barriers that limit expansion.

Several Republican-led states have ended programs that helped low-income communities install solar panels, aligning with the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s move to claw back the initiative’s ...

Over the summer, scientist Martin Muggli began seriously considering installing solar panels on his Lafayette home. He had already helped his sister plan her own system and thought he could get his ...

Alex Knapp is a Forbes senior editor covering healthcare and science. Over the past decade, solar power has become the cheapest way to produce electricity. But its biggest challenge is that sometimes ...

Residential solar installers have been busy since July putting panels on roofs before federal tax credits expire at the end of 2025. Local programs and tax breaks are already buoying sales into the ...

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Australia’s grid is buckling under the weight of its own solar success, With rooftop panels now installed on 2.7 million homes across the country, midday electricity generation regularly overwhelms ...

United States-based space solar startup Overview Energy has announced its emergence from stealth mode to work on the next phase of commercialization. Based in Ashburn, Virginia, the company was ...