Solar energy is booming across residential properties as homeowners chase lower electricity bills and greener energy sources. Rooftop arrays have become a familiar sight in suburban neighborhoods, ...

Large-scale solar power generates about 4% of all electricity in the U.S. Capacity has almost doubled in the last year. Smaller-scale installations – including solar panels on things like homes and ...

Solar cell and solar wafer exports from China increased significantly during the first half of the year, according to analysis by London-based think tank Ember Energy. Figures from the company’s ...

The average lifespan of solar panels is about 25 to 30 years, but they were not designed to be repaired, refurbished or disassembled ...

JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, April 27 (Reuters) - Dave Duttlinger's first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

Solar costs are falling in Texas, but the presence of regulated and deregulated power markets makes shopping tricky. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners ...

To the editor: While I recognize that solar would not meet the total requirements of data centers now sitting empty, rooftop panels could close the gap and shorten the timeline for occupancy (“Data ...

A solar panel installation in your home can bring all sorts of benefits: lower electric bills, a smaller carbon footprint and even raising the value of your home. But what if your house is surrounded ...

China’s biggest solar complex is not just feeding electricity into the grid, it is physically reshaping the land beneath it and the economy around it. By turning a harsh desert plateau into a test bed ...