Utility profits grow along with anti-rooftop solar action
The Center for Biodiversity evaluated six investor-owned utilities for recent activities, earnings and demonstrated attitude toward distributed clean energy.
Why rooftop solar?
California solar homeowner believes the main importance of rooftop solar is that electricity is produced where it is consumed, but it offers several additional advantages.
Over 75% of surveyed homeowners view solar as a good investment
A survey from Aurora Solar showed increased interest in rooftop solar and growing concerns about electric grid outages.
Clean energy company powers New Orleans service center with rooftop solar
Aggreko expects newly installed rooftop solar panels to provide over 92% of the facility’s power needs, generating 258 kWh annually and saving the company almost $24,000 a year in electricity costs.
D.C. metro area community solar project spans 700,000 square feet of rooftop
The 6.1 MW rooftop community solar project is among the largest of its kind, bringing local solar power to community subscribers while conserving land use.
U.S. Army completes third phase of Fort Riley solar project
One of the largest renewable energy projects in Kansas, the solar installations will power 40% of Fort Riley’s needs.
Rebuild fire-devastated homes all-electric with solar
Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson explains how the areas of Los Angeles that were recently hit by fire have now the opportunity to reduce energy bills and reconstruction costs by rebuilding only all-electric homes.
Permitting processes place Minnesota’s rooftop solar in jeopardy
Permitting and other “soft costs” account for over the half expense of residential solar projects, making rooftop solar less accessible for many Minnesotans, a new report finds.
Colorado permitting red tape adds thousands to rooftop solar cost, finds study
Instant permitting and remote inspections can lower cost and drive installations in the state, according to a study by Brown University, Greenhouse Institute and Watson Institute.
How much can I expect to save by installing solar?
The average cost of an 11 kW rooftop solar installation after federal tax credits is $20,552, said marketplace operator EnergySage. What will your utility-provided electricity cost over the next 25 years?
