If you connect your panels to the grid, you won't be responsible for producing all your own energy. That's not the case if you go off the grid. Going solar doesn't mean going off the grid -- unless ...

Developers from New England to California say grid connection problems are an often-overlooked issue that are strangling new rooftop and community solar projects. Colorado utility regulators began ...

California regulations have made it costly and confusing for residents to install plug-in portable solar panels. Lawmakers ...

Interest in renewable energy continues to rise as more solar panel arrays are mounted on roofs and the ground nationwide. Not all of these solar panel systems operate in the same ways, however. Some ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice -- they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the ...

Like all solar energy systems, off-grid systems use solar panels to harness the sun’s energy for residential or commercial buildings. However, unlike more common grid-tied systems, they store some of ...

Across the United States, renters and condo owners are testing small “balcony solar” kits to chip away at rising electric bills. Instead of a full rooftop array, these plug-in panels perch on a ...

House Bill 4080 would create a blueprint for balcony solar in Oregon, at a time when people are already installing these ...

The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to ...

In a state known for its sunshine, Colorado homeowners have been struggling to go solar this year. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission found the utility company facing the majority of customer ...