Rooftop solar installers are steering customers toward leases instead of purchases. Federal tax credits for purchased systems ...

A solar installation company damaged their roof, the homeowners want nothing to do with the solar panels. Problem is the ...

An Arizona bill allowing plug-in solar panels on patios and balconies died in committee after utility companies raised grid safety concerns ...

PHILADELPHIA — The solar power industry is booming and that growth helps the world meet its climate goals by replacing fossil fuels. But an emerging problem in the U.S. solar business that installs ...

Leasing solar panels is an easy way to avoid the upfront cost of owning your own system. But it comes with other potential problems, including one most people might not think about: What happens when ...

PHOENIX — Rooftop solar panels could prevent firefighters from gaining necessary access when battling a home fire, officials said. “Solar panels are, of course, placed on roofs and that can cause an ...

To the editor: Every month, California throws away enough solar and wind energy to power half a million homes — not because we don’t need it, but because our system is designed to waste it. While ...

Numerous factors continue to pull at the Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) as it moves through Q1. This past month, the index largely moved sideways, only exhibiting a slight upward movement of ...

I like to think I’m decent at troubleshooting, but a recent failure reminded me how important it can be to break recalcitrant problems into their constituent parts. No one will encounter this precise ...

Australia's largest silver mine might not be underground. The country's discarded solar panels contain a lode of the precious metal that experts at Macquarie University said they can harvest with a ...