New research from The Ohio State University reveals that financial benefits, not environmental motivations, are the strongest driver of residential solar adoption in the United States. And it’s a lack ...

A bill introduced in Minnesota threatens to reshape the community solar program and financial incentives for residents who generate their own solar energy. Community solar advocates note that the ...

Cheap solar energy might sound like a fantasy, but community solar programs are making it a reality. For many people across the U.S., solar energy is a dream –– huge savings, greater independence from ...

On Thursday, the city of Longmont launched Iluminar Community Solar, its first community solar program, powered by a 200-kilowatt system installed on the roof of the Longmont Waste Services building ...

Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star) The future of community solar is dimming, hampered by federal attacks on clean energy and shifts in state markets. “I’m ...

Solar power advocates in Georgia are renewing a push for legislation that would let Georgia Power customers buy electricity from third-party providers of solar energy. A bill that would open the door ...

Portland will soon see the launch of its first full-sized community solar project nearly a decade after the Legislature approved the statewide program to provide clean energy and help low-income ...

The Environmental Protection Agency was sued Wednesday over an allegedly politically motivated decision to end a program that Congress intended to help low-income and disadvantaged communities across ...

During a week of warm weather and bright sunlight, New Jersey expanded capacity for its leading Community Solar Energy Program. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced late Wednesday it ...

In California, where electricity demand is skyrocketing, the Public Utilities Commission’s final decision on community solar has yet to create a viable community solar program for solar developers and ...