Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...

Hardware now accounts for about 20% of U.S. residential system prices, leaving permitting and interconnection as major cost drivers.

If you're dreaming of adding solar panels to your home in 2022, there's good news and bad news about pricing. First, the bad news: Manufacturing shortages and subsequent delivery delays are affecting ...

As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on ...

Big changes are underway for Connecticut’s residential solar market as a result of recent policy shifts at both the state and federal level. What that means for homeowners interested in going solar ...

Two major Dutch research institutes, CE Delft and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), have conducted a study for several renewable energy associations to assess the ...

New Jersey has taken a decisive step toward making solar more accessible for homeowners, with lawmakers unanimously passing legislation that could transform how the state handles solar permitting—and ...

Researchers in Saudi Arabia have identified the best and optimum PV system configurations for the Saudi residential market. Their analysis investigated the capacity threshold that leads to a lower ...

Craig Overmiller makes a living teaching people how to design and install rooftop solar systems. He’s found there’s no better instructional tool than a botched job. By fixing what someone else did ...

‘2026 will separate the wheat from the chaff in important ways. Most notably through durability and quality,’ said JD Dillon. Image: Tigo Energy. One of the industries to be most affected by the ...