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Trump administration says it's axing $7B program for low-income solar

EPA chief Lee Zeldin claims the “big beautiful bill” allows funds for the Solar for All program to be rescinded. Advocates say that’s false and promise to sue.

By Jeff St. John . 7 August 2025
Solar

Trump looks to kill 'Solar for All' just as it starts to deliver

The $7B program builds low-cost solar projects to slash bills for nearly 1 million families and help bolster the grid. The Trump administration is trying to end it.

By Jeff St. John . 6 August 2025
Solar

LA has a plan to stop copper thieves: Solar-powered streetlights

As U.S. cities battle thieves who swipe copper wiring from streetlights, solar fixtures are becoming a financial no-brainer despite their higher price tag.

By Ysabelle Kempe . 4 August 2025
Virtual power plants

As rooftop solar gets hammered, virtual power plants offer a way forward

VPPs built out of home solar and battery systems could bolster the overtaxed power grid, lower energy costs for consumers, and help invigorate a struggling industry.

By Jeff St. John . 28 July 2025
Solar

New Hampshire raids clean energy fund, jeopardizing solar program

The state’s new budget redirects $15M meant for clean energy, likely ending plans to expand a pilot that funds municipal solar projects.

By Sarah Shemkus . 23 July 2025
Solar

Can cutting rooftop solar costs make up for losing tax credits?

Slow and complex permitting and interconnection rules drive up U.S. rooftop solar “soft” costs. With tax credits going away, fixing them may be existential.

By Jeff St. John . 23 July 2025
Solar

Rooftop solar braces for fallout from Trump’s megabill

Small solar installers could face mass layoffs as the GOP’s law ends a key tax credit and sows chaos for third-party solar firms trying to stay afloat.

By Jeff St. John . 21 July 2025
Electrification

‘Use it or lose it’: These clean-energy tax credits will be gone soon

The GOP is eliminating tax credits that cut the costs of solar, EVs, heat pumps, and more — but if you act fast, you can still get discounts. Here’s how.

By Alison F. Takemura . 18 July 2025
Solar

Chart: Solar leads EU's power mix for first time ever

In June, the region got 22% of its electricity from solar — more than any other source, and more even than gas and coal combined. It’s a major milestone.

By Dan McCarthy . 18 July 2025
Clean energy manufacturing

US solar manufacturers face steeper hill despite some wins in budget law

Manufacturing incentives survived in the GOP budget law, but solar factories will have to navigate subdued demand and detailed new anti-China rules.

By Julian Spector . 17 July 2025