The new Tesla Solar Panel and mounting system pairs with the company’s inverter, Powerwall battery, EV charging and vehicles, creating an all-Tesla residential solar offering for the first time.

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 ...

On Dec. 31, 2025, two decades of federal tax benefits for homeowners who install solar electric systems came to an end. Originally created in 2005 by Congress, the program provided for a tax credit ...

Don and Rhonda McClure stand in front of a solar array on their farm in eastern Nebraska. They added a battery back-up in the spring of 2025, and they're installing more solar for an outbuilding ...

CNET graded each US state on how solar-friendly its residential solar policies are. Most have a long way to go in making solar more accessible and affordable. Your state might receive plenty of ...

Green workers install a residential grid-tied solar array on a hillside in Malibu, California, USA. Peter Bennett—Universal Images Group/Getty Senior Correspondent When I had lunch with then-Sunnova ...

From 2000 to 2023, extreme weather resulted in about 80% of all major U.S. power outages. These disruptions do more than inconvenience—they endanger access to critical services, spoil billions of ...

At the Warsaw Solar Energy Expo in Poland, Felicitysolar’s residential LiFePO4 battery FLB48314TG1 was awarded the PTAK Excellence Award in the category of “MAGAZYNOWANIE ENERGII” (Energy Storage).

PURA increased price caps and other incentives for non-residential solar systems in 2026 in order to account for the loss of federal tax credits.

Residential solar in the Midwest has stopped being a ‘maybe one day’ kind of idea and become a very practical, very now, home upgrade. Electricity prices do what they do, incentives come and go, and ...

Residential solar company Sunnova Energy filed for bankruptcy Sunday, June 8, after laying off more than half its employees the previous week. The Houston-based company cited mounting debt and ...

Solar PPAs can make solar more accessible, but there are some things to know. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...