Residential solar company Freedom Forever files chapter 11 bankruptcy
Filings from the company, reportedly the second-largest residential solar installer in the U.S. in 2025, indicate it owes more than $500 million to its creditors compared to assets of between $100 million and $500 million.
Residential solar to decline 33% year-over-year, said Roth Capital Partners
The U.S. residential solar market faces immediate pressure as tax credits expire and FEOC challenges mount.
Residential solar businesses are using AI
EnergySage, Scanifly, Freedom Forever, and Bodhi have all introduced AI-supported tools for solar design, customer service, and workflow management.
Solar energy needs to be a bipartisan issue
It would be economically detrimental for a change in political leadership to negatively impact domestic manufacturing, job creation and harm America’s competitive posture.
New platform vets residential solar salespeople
An industry plagued by deceptive practices is now verifying salespeople via a platform called Recheck.
Unprecedented solar and storage growth on horizon with record installations and investments
The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mark an epochal shift in the landscape of clean energy policy, heralding a new era for the solar and energy storage sectors in the U.S.
People on the move: Brattle, Dentons, AutoGrid, Borrego and more.
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Tesla drops from top three residential solar installer ranking
In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time.
Sunrise brief: Solar is cheapest based on price alone, Wood Mac reports
Also on the rise: Freedom Forever extends its Sunrun ties, and this EV battery may offer a 250-mile range, a 10-minute charge, and 0-60 in 3 seconds.
Morning Brief: 160 MW coming to Oregon, Vision Solar Expands to Massachusetts
Also in the brief: an 18 MW community solar portfolio proposed in Oregon, Sunnova partners with Generac and more.
