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Most solar companies set the price according to the solar system's wattage. A solar installation's “cost per watt” is a little like the “price per square foot” when you buy a house.

I stand in a cluttered room surrounded by the debris of electrical enthusiasm: wire peelings, snippets of copper, yellow connectors, insulated pliers. For me these are the tools of freedom.

While rooftop solar panels are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in homes throughout the United States, the industry also has a more sinister side: a seemingly widespread problem of fraudulent ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge ...

A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this ...

Solar panels can save money on electric bills, but a solar panel system requires a steep upfront investment — $30,000 for the average system including installation ...

For a long time, the solar panel market was dominated by China because of that country's control of the silicon supply chain. But the solar-panel tides may be turning, as Japan has created a solar ...

The sun is setting on the opportunity to join the Lakes & Prairies Solar Co-op. After a final webinar about solar at 7 p.m.

SunPower Corporation, a once-mighty solar panel company based in Richmond, filed for bankruptcy on Monday in a Delaware court. It marks the end of the road for the 39-year-old business, which will ...