Rooftop & Residential

Home solar battery systems store excess energy for later use or backup power, but whether they make financial sense in 2025 depends heavily on utility policies, available incentives and individual bac...

With gasoline prices pushing past four dollars nationally and residential electricity averaging just 18.34 cents per kilowatt-hour, the economic case for switching to electric vehicles has never been ...

The decision to install rooftop solar has become a mainstream consideration for U.S. homeowners, with the nation surpassing 5 million solar installations in 2024 and the Solar Energy Industries Associ...

Plug-in solar panels, also known as balcony solar systems, are gaining traction in the United States as an accessible entry point for homeowners and renters who cannot install a full rooftop array. Th...

Sunrun, America's largest home solar and storage provider, has collected a series of industry and consumer service distinctions in recent months. The company earned a spot on both the Fortune 1000 202...

Solar panels do more than cut monthly electricity bills — they also increase a home's resale value significantly, a fact that installers and homeowners should consider when evaluating the return on in...

Nearly any roof can host solar panels, but homeowners and installers need to match the mounting approach to the specific roofing material. Asphalt shingles, the most common U.S. roofing type, allow fo...

Residential solar adoption continues its rapid expansion across the United States, driven by falling hardware costs, supportive policies and new business models that remove the high upfront price tag....

Colorado has opened the door to plug-in solar for renters, apartment dwellers and homeowners alike. Governor Jared Polis signed HB26-1007, the "Improve Customer Use Distributed Energy Resources Act," ...

Solar energy professionals and homeowners navigating the residential and commercial market now have access to an extensive collection of educational resources covering everything from basic system siz...