How can you tell when a "solar bro" salesman is lying? When his lips are moving. It may come as a surprise, but I’m sorry to report that...

Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...

When a business or homeowner gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean...

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the...

California continues to lead the country when it comes to clean and inexpensive energy. Here is an example – In May the California Energy...

Solar and battery storage systems are constructed on-site with components from a number of different manufactures. It’s not as if one...

Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...

Here’s a solar industry secret: all solar panels generate the same amount of electricity on a per watt basis. In other words, twenty 300...

Large companies are predominant in most industries. But when it comes to rooftop solar installations, small is beautiful. Although there...

Future energy sources in our homes and businesses will be a combination of rooftop solar, battery storage and power delivered by the...

There’s no doubt in my mind that the home of the future will be solar powered. Intuitively it would be great if the roofing material...

I think Charles Dickens was describing the Solar Coaster in his introduction to “A Tale of Two Cities”: It was the best of times, it was...

Many industries have boom and bust cycles as manufacturers try to adjust supply to customer demand. These challenges are accentuated in...

When someone gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean my solar...

The solar industry is one of our most obvious success stories. Our industry directly employs 261,000 people. We generate energy that is...

Home solar systems are pretty simple: put some solar panels on your roof, wire them up, get connected by your utility, and enjoy cheap...

Tesla’s recently announced solar shingles are a great looking and potentially ground-breaking Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)...

Just because you have a worry free warranty on your rooftop solar system doesn’t mean things can’t go wrong. Murphy’s Law — “anything...

We don’t call it the “Solar Coaster” for nothing. U.S. solar installations will hit 16 GW in 2016. These solar installations are having a...

For over fifteen years I’ve been talking to homeowners who want solar shingles. This is a concept called Building Integrated...