One of the most divisive topics among environmental advocates and researchers is the claim that the growth of rooftop solar ...

Q: I heard that installing solar panels on a house can help save on energy costs. My house receives direct sunlight for most of the day, but I’m not sure if I should take the plunge. Are solar panels ...

Residential solar installers have been busy since July putting panels on roofs before federal tax credits expire at the end ...

The Shocking Truth About Solar Panel Payback Time For years I believed the simple promise that rooftop solar would quickly ...

"I'm trying to retire in the next couple years, so everything I do is seen through the lens of retirement savings. I was thinking about this 'hidden' benefit of installing solar, and decided to crunch ...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has changed little since the energy crisis of the 1970s, but it’s finally getting cheaper. Large-scale rollouts of solar farms in Europe in the past few years have ...

A fire hall in downtown Greensburg is going solar this year with rooftop panels to generate electricity, which the city fire chief says will save money on energy costs. “It will be a substantial ...

Solar and wind power have become increasingly cost-competitive over the past decade, prompting claims that they are now the cheapest sources of new electricity. Federal and state incentives have ...

Florida laws are constraining the choice of residents to install their own solar generation and storage capabilities. Current laws are not keeping up with the technology.

Dallas is continuing to expand its solar infrastructure on municipal buildings, although officials acknowledge that changes ...

You can expect a simple system of six to eight solar panels to generate about one third of your home's electricity needs ...