Solar panel systems have high upfront costs, but incentives help offset the total price. The total bill for solar panels includes costs both hard (the panels and related equipment) and soft ...

This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. Solar grid parity is considered the tipping point for solar power, ...

According to ERCOT, the entity that oversees 90 percent of the State's grid, as of January 2019 there was nearly 1,500 megawatts of installed utility-scale solar capacity in the ERCOT region, with ...

Earlier this year, the California Public Utility Commission published a 24-page Solar Consumer Protection Guide. All homeowners must sign it before they are allowed to buy a solar powered project.

As more individuals, companies and governments become concerned about global climate change caused by carbon emissions, there's an increased interest in renewable energy as part of a socially ...

An economic study has found that installing solar photovoltaic panels increased home values by about 3.5 percent, which on average covered the installation cost. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Everyone loves solar, right? Well, not always. In our prior Solar 101 articles, we’ve covered everything from construction, finance, incentives, and net metering to how to vet a contractor. Subsequent ...