If you are considering using solar energy to power your home, the environmental benefits and long-term cost savings are both good incentives. But, as you dig deeper into research about solar energy, ...

What is net metering? Learn how the battle over solar-power reimbursement is shaping the future of energy independence in each state due to state law and utility regulations. Home solar power has ...

Net metering is a way to make solar more affordable, but the benefits vary by state. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

In 43 states and the District of Columbia, utility customers who purchase their own generation source (also called distributed generation, most often a rooftop solar panel) can sell any excess ...

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 ...

For the first time in a long time, the future of rooftop solar in Indiana is now more uncertain than ever. Solar power is about to become much more expensive for Hoosiers as a state policy meant to ...

The Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) and Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) are desperately trying to convince Minnesota legislators that our state’s first-in-the-nation net ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Legislature has passed a bill in both chambers that would effectively end legal perks for installing rooftop solar panels on homes. The legislation was reportedly ...

The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission is considering how much power companies should pay solar customers who send the excess electricity they generate back to the grid. What the PUC decides ...

The Federal Government has made a final decision to abolish the Net Metering system for solar installers and replace it with a gross billing policy. For the implementation of this decision, power ...