Major East coast shipping port installs rooftop and truck lane canopy solar
The Port Newark Container Terminal added 7.2 MW of solar capacity on structures without disrupting port operations.
What do the changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act mean for residential solar companies?
The bill cancelled residential solar tax credits at the end of 2025 and added new timelines and restrictions for tax credits under Sections 45Y and 48E.
What is solar net metering?
In many states, rooftop solar is supported by a billing structure called net metering, under which utility bills are credited for exporting electricity to the grid.
New Jersey unanimously passes bill for automated solar permitting
While other states’ bills to remove solar permitting bottlenecks fell flat this year, New Jersey unanimously passed a permitting bill in “one of those rare wins.”
Maine’s governor signs controversial net-metering reforms into law
Solar advocates warn that the reforms will have a “chilling effect” on the state’s clean energy future.
Sunnova solar assets stable, paying interest, while bankruptcy continues
Bond analyst KBRA, which has rated $6 billion of solar-backed securities issued by the recently bankrupt Sunnova, is maintaining its ratings and says the loan and lease packages remain stable investments, independent of the reorganizing company.
Manufactured home builder meets 62% of manufacturing plant electricity demand with solar
Cavco’s solar investment points to a replicable model for how manufacturers can reduce costs, improve operations and pass savings to customers.
Average residential solar project $9,000 more without tax credit, said EnergySage
Reaching an investment breakeven point will take 43% longer if the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to gut rooftop solar tax credits goes through, said the company.
For rooftop, community solar, ‘we’re all for it,’ ComEd says
Electric utility ComEd and its parent company Exelon spoke in a keynote session at the Midwest Solar Expo about why, as utilities, they want growth in the community solar and rooftop solar markets.
Community solar an attractive proposition for installers
Many residential rooftop solar installers are considering entering the fast-growing community solar market but might find the landscape different from what they are used to.
