Solar

Solar

Are new solar tariffs coming soon? Here's what you need to know

The House just voted to undo a pause on solar tariffs. If the repeal becomes law, tariffs would derail the U.S. solar rollout this year — but that's unlikely.

By Dan McCarthy, Eric Wesoff . 3 May 2023
Batteries

Battery firms set to thrive under new California rooftop solar regime

Home battery installs could double in California this year, now that the state has ditched net metering and overhauled incentives for rooftop solar owners.

By Julian Spector . 28 April 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Americans actually agree on supporting solar and wind power

But polling data shows a big partisan divide and age gap on the question of whether climate change is a serious problem.

By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy . 28 April 2023
Solar

How the rooftop solar industry is adapting to California's new rulebook

The state’s once-thriving industry faces an uneasy future now that California has slashed financial incentives for people to put solar panels on their roofs.

By Julian Spector . 26 April 2023
Solar

Google’s latest climate plan? Skip grid backlog, mimic community solar

EDP Renewables and Google plan to spread a big solar buildout across 80 small projects, with 10% of revenue dedicated to environmental-justice benefits.

By Jeff St. John . 25 April 2023
Electrification

Span snags $96M to become a 'Swiss Army knife' for electric homes

The smart-electric-panel startup aims to electrify a million homes with its new funding, tapping partnerships with vendors of solar, batteries and electric appliances.

By Jeff St. John . 24 April 2023
Solar

Sunnova lands $3B DOE backing for low-income solar and battery loans

DOE’s first-ever “virtual power plant” conditional loan guarantee aims to bring solar-battery systems to underserved communities and help balance the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2023
Solar

A firsthand look at a California solar farm with 'earth-mounted' panels

Erthos wants to reinvent solar farms with ground-mounted panels that it says can reduce utility solar costs by 20 percent. We went to see how it all works.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 April 2023
Solar

Pioneering project helps renters cash in on solar savings

By cleverly stacking an array of incentives and credits, two nonprofits are helping Minneapolis apartment dwellers slash their power bills by up to one-third.

By Frank Jossi . 14 April 2023
Solar

California is a rooftop solar giant. New rules could change that

Starting on April 15, new rooftop solar customers in California will earn much less for power they send to the grid, but adding batteries could improve the economics.

By Jeff St. John . 13 April 2023