Hawaii Electric Companies proposed a plan this week to triple rooftop solar on the islands it serves by 2030 and…
August 21, 2014
If you ask people who don’t follow the politics or news about the solar industry which US states they think have…
August 12, 2014
It’s not exactly Earth-shattering news that states with more progressive solar policies have more solar energy…
July 30, 2014
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
That seems to be the latest strategy of utility company Arizona Public…
July 25, 2014
There’s been surprisingly little press about the eight solar-powered cars driving from Austin, Texas to…
July 18, 2014
Utilities lost a little more ground in their ongoing battle with the solar industry last week when the Iowa…
July 10, 2014
Battery storage paired with residential rooftop solar arrays are not a thing of the distant future. It’s happening…
July 07, 2014
As most major US utility companies, in their concern over self-preservation, try in vain to squash net metering…
June 27, 2014
The solar leasing model, which is widely believed to have made rooftop solar installations more mainstream and…
June 18, 2014
There has been a lot of discussion lately about when solar will be more affordable than grid power. What if…
June 11, 2014
US solar industry leaders are campaigning against a likely policy change that will increase import tariffs on…
May 30, 2014
The writing is on the wall for electricity generation as we know it.
This week, three major news items…
May 23, 2014
Rooftop solar panels are proving profitable when homeowners sell, according to a recent study from the Lawrence…
May 20, 2014
A group of 29 students at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez are trying to…
May 12, 2014
The most famous house in the country goes solar!..finally.
May 12, 2014
BMW made headlines this week when it unveiled its new solar carport designed to recharge the auto manufacturer’s…
May 12, 2014
Homeowners who are leasing rooftop solar arrays in Arizona could be hit with an average $152 a year property tax…
May 01, 2014
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission voted this week to force the state’s largest utility to rethink its plan…
April 24, 2014
Solar electric generation has increased 418 percent since 2010 and now accounts for 1.13 percent of total US…
April 21, 2014
The Obama Administration announced Thursday that the Energy Department is pledging $15 million to help communities…
April 10, 2014
NRG Energy, one of the country’s largest power generators and electricity retailers, purchased one of the country’…
April 10, 2014
While utilities in a number of states throughout the country are fighting to scale back net metering programs for…
April 10, 2014
The rooftop solar industry has had a triumphant couple of weeks in its defensive battles with utility companies…
April 10, 2014
Minnesota regulators voted this week to create the nation’s first value-of-solar tariff.
The 3 to 2…
April 10, 2014
Mosaic’s new partnerships with RGS Energy and Sungage Financial should make it easier for home and business owners…