News Categories: Solar for Homeowners
Illinois moves to streamline residential solar permitting with new legislation
A proposed bill in Illinois aims to simplify solar permitting through automation, reducing delays and costs for homeowners while accelerating the adoption of rooftop solar.
Maryland Energy Administration seeks public input ahead of solar access program launch for FY25
The MEA will soon release additional details about the contractor application process and further updates about the program.
Maryland launches grant program to streamline solar permitting with SolarAPP+
The program’s budget of approximately $3.9 million will assist local governments in implementing SolarAPP+ to reduce wait times for solar permits, enhancing access to safe and efficient solar energy installations…
Texas set to surpass California in solar energy production
Texas is already adding more solar annually than California.
New poll shows Texas voters strongly support solar growth
Texas voters overwhelmingly believe the state should encourage solar energy development.
New poll reveals overwhelming support for federal clean energy incentives
87% of Americans support federal incentives to deploy solar and energy storage, including 78% of 2020 Trump voters
Federal Government Announces New Efforts to Protect Residential Solar Customers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have announced measures to address unfair and deceptive practices in the residential…
In Michigan, homeowners associations can’t stop rooftop solar anymore
Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar.
Solar energy is still a winning investment for California households
California has long been the national leader in solar installations, thanks in part to a favorable net energy metering (NEM) policy that fairly compensates households for selling their excess solar…
US puts solar panels on old nuclear weapons sites for powering 70,000 homes
As part of a government program called Cleanup to Clean Energy, the Idaho National Laboratory, though never having hosted nuclear weapons itself, will soon be the site of a 400-megawatt…
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