Chinese Solar Panels
April 18, 2016

Scientists in China recently announced that they are working to develop a solar panel that can harness…

April 07, 2016

A report recently published by the Paris-based…

March 18, 2016

Three national nonprofit organizations recently partnered to create an online resource that examines solar…

U.S. solar market to expand
March 11, 2016

The U.S. solar energy market is expected to grow by an estimated 119 percent this year, according to a recent…

February 25, 2016

Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, one of Colorado’s largest power providers, announced Tuesday that it has reached a…

Rooftop solar installations surge 66%
February 22, 2016

Homeowners who decided to install rooftop solar panels are some of the nation’s biggest new energy…

Despite protest from thousands, Nevada PUC maintains anti-solar stance
February 15, 2016

If Nevada’s Public Utilities Commission won’t listen to the public, maybe it’s time for a new commission.

NASA image of Noor I in Morocco
February 09, 2016

The country of Morocco officially switched on the first phase of a solar power plant in the Sahara…

January 29, 2016

The sun will continue to shine on the solar industry in California. Utility regulators there voted this week to…

January 29, 2016

A Washington D.C.-based solar research and education nonprofit released its annual solar jobs census earlier this…

January 23, 2016

Solar plus storage got a big boost this week with $18 million in SunShot Initiative grants from the Department of…

Installing solar on a metal roof
January 21, 2016

As fires and extreme weather have wreaked havoc on insurance company profit margins over the last decade, more and…

January 20, 2016

A government-owned energy company in Queensland, Australia — a country with one of the highest…

Nevada PUC ignors rooftop solar protesters
January 14, 2016

The Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted Wednesday not to delay implementation of new fees and lower net…

Solar companies fleeing Nevada following PUC decision
January 08, 2016

Nevada utility regulators have created an ugly legacy for themselves with their December decision to slash net…

Extended investment tax credit casts sunny forecast for solar
December 16, 2015

Between the recent climate accord in Paris and a likely deal between Congressional democrats and republicans to…

If the solar tax credit expires, it could cost 100,000 Americans their jobs
December 04, 2015

This time next year, the last solar installations to receive the 30 percent investment tax credit will be going up…

Dubai to require solar on all roofs by 2030
December 03, 2015

Within the next 14 years, every single roof in Dubai will be covered in solar panels.

Sheikh Mohammed…

Utah PSC decision threatens the future of rooftop solar
November 13, 2015

Utah was just another state where utility companies were fighting net metering regulations that support strong…

Florida ballot issu could make the Sunshine State live up to its name
November 05, 2015

The boldest rooftop solar ballot measure in the country was just green-lighted in one of the most unlikely states…

Missouri S&T was in the lead at the Solar Decathlon with its Net House
October 14, 2015

The world’s most innovative, livable, energy efficient homes of the future are on display in the Orange County…

APS retreats from battle against rooftop solar
October 05, 2015

Arizona’s largest utility company has withdrawn its request for the state’s regulators to consider substantial new…

October 01, 2015

Could the utility war on solar be so catastrophically timed as to spur mass grid defection?

If…

California's new energy policy is great for solar
September 15, 2015

California’s new energy policy will ensure the sun keeps shining on the state’s solar industry even if it’s not…

Rooftop solar pushed solar capacity to new high
September 10, 2015

Solar power surpassed 20 gigawatts of installed capacity in the United States during the second quarter of 2015 –…