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

For many homeowners, installing rooftop solar panels seems like a smart idea to reduce electricity bills, but the upfront cost and installation complexity ...

While they may appear to be insignificant, raindrops’ impact on surfaces can create measurable electrical signals when ...

Virginia Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Democrat, also proposed a measure giving local rulemakers the ability to require developers to install solar canopies over parking lots. It's another try at ...

A research team has produced a flexible perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that converts 33.6% of sunlight into electricity ...

US homeowners rushed to install solar before tax credits ended, driving a 205% surge in demand and reshaping the home ...

Over the summer, the Trump administration created new permitting hurdles for renewable energy. Some solar projects are now ...

New York State Senator Pete Harckham has introduced a suite of legislation to promote solar energy, including faster local permits, tax credits, and a mandate for state-owned properties to install ...

Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies' coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in West Virginia.