Rooftop & Residential
New Jersey Legalizes Plug-In Balcony Solar Panels for Renters
New Jersey has legalized plug-in balcony solar panels, becoming one of only ten US states to open distributed solar to renters. Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Garden State Balcony Solar Act in Sep...
Pasadena Workshop Covers Solar and Battery Savings for Homeowners
Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) will host a free virtual Solar Power and Battery 101 workshop on Thursday, November 5 at 6 p.m., offering homeowners a practical entry point into residential solar and e...
S-5! white paper challenges off-purlin solar mounting assumptions
Solar mounting hardware manufacturer S-5! has released a white paper that challenges a long-held assumption in the rooftop solar industry: that attachments must be anchored directly over purlins.
Delhi rooftop solar registrations cross 100,000 in one month
Delhi's rooftop solar drive has crossed a major milestone, with over 100,000 consumers registering for installations in just one month through a dedicated portal launched as part of the city governmen...
Delhi Rooftop Solar Passes 100,000 Registrations While UK Approves Gas Field
Delhi's rooftop solar programme has crossed the 100,000-registration mark barely a month after opening, giving the city government momentum toward its target of 230,000 free installations by March 202...
Thailand's 50-billion-baht rooftop solar scheme faces grid hurdles
Thailand is advancing a major rooftop solar support scheme that could help up to one million households install 5 GW of capacity, but grid connection constraints at the local distribution level pose a...
US small-scale solar generation quadrupled over the past decade
Small-scale solar generation in the United States has quadrupled over the past decade, reaching 92,979 GWh in 2025, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Ele...
SolarEdge Nexis IslandDER meter collar wins PG&E and SDG&E approval
SolarEdge has secured approval from two major California utilities for its Nexis IslandDER meter collar, a digital meter socket adapter (MSA) designed to simplify interconnection of distributed energy...
California balcony solar law opens new market for renters and condo owners
California has become roughly the 10th state to allow balcony solar, opening a new segment of the residential solar market to renters, condo owners and households that cannot install rooftop systems. ...
Reolink OMVI 2i Ultra adds solar-powered dual-view security to solar market
Reolink has launched the OMVI 2i Ultra, a dual-view security camera with an integrated 6W solar panel and a 10,000mAh detachable battery, targeting homeowners and small commercial sites without easy a...