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Residential Solar

Policy Maryland Gov. Wes Moore discusses the state's Utility RELIEF Act.
Maryland to pass solar-forward ‘Utility RELIEF Act’

Maryland has become the second state in as many days to pass solar-focused legislation, following Virginia’s fleet of renewable energy...

April 15, 2026
Policy Abigail Spanberger Virginia executive mansion
Gov. Spanberger signs suite of solar, storage bills for Virginia

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger campaigned on lowering spiking energy costs in America’s southernmost commonwealth state. That missio...

April 14, 2026
+ Storage Ava Community Energy residential solar
Ava Community Energy debuts SmartHome Battery community program

Homeowners in northern California are gaining access to new residential community battery VPP incentives through Ava Community Energy’...

April 9, 2026
Policy balcony solar man
Balcony solar bills take hold across state legislatures

Residential solar: it’s not just for homeowners anymore. Originally taking off in Europe near the end of the last decade, plug-in sola...

April 7, 2026
Projects Projects Weekly
Long Island hits solar installation milestone | Projects Weekly

Sponsored by: Built to last since 1955, bringing security to tracker supply with nationwide manufacturing. We deliver! This week on Projects...

April 6, 2026
Products The dcbel Ara home energy system
dcbel enters Quebec’s home energy market

After a successful trial run with homes in California, Montreal-based home energy integration firm dcbel is coming home to La Belle Province...

April 2, 2026
+ Storage Brooklyn SolarWorks and Briggs and Stratton officials near the new NYC BESS project
Brooklyn SolarWorks installs NYC’s first residential BESS project

New York City’s Chinatown area is now host to the first battery energy storage system (BESS) project within city limits, courtesy of B...

March 25, 2026
+ Storage big battery storage photo
U.S. energy storage installations hit record numbers in 2025, report...

The U.S. energy storage market set a record for new installations in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Associat...

March 25, 2026
News residential solar installer partners guide
Aurora Solar releases fourth annual ‘Solar Snapshot’ report

San Francisco-based software company Aurora Solar has released its fourth annual Solar Snapshot report, surveying more than 1,000 American h...

March 24, 2026
Projects Projects Weekly
New projects bolster grid reliability across South and Midwest |...

Sponsored by Built to last since 1955, bringing security to tracker supply with nationwide manufacturing. We deliver! This week on Projects ...

March 23, 2026
News Projects Weekly
West coast shines in recent financing spree | Projects Weekly

Sponsored By: Built to last since 1955, bringing security to tracker supply with nationwide manufacturing. We deliver! This week on Projects...

March 16, 2026
+ Storage FranklinWH's residential storage ESS installers
Soft costs, get lost | Keeping residential storage installations profitable

By Ke Bi | Battery storage has moved from being an optional extra to becoming the standard in solar installations. In 2025, about 45% of new...

March 11, 2026
O&M SiteCaptureAI solar jobsite software tool
SiteCapture launches AI tool to automate solar jobsite operations

SiteCapture has unveiled SiteCaptureAI for Solar, a new AI-powered product designed to automate jobsite documentation, quality control and r...

March 11, 2026
Policy Solar Workforce
Solar year in review report shows positive signs, despite some...

Despite consistent policy headwinds from a number of sources, including the federal government, the U.S. solar industry installed more than ...

March 10, 2026
News Projects Weekly
Storage, BESS projects scale up across North America | Projects...

Sponsored By: Built to last since 1955, bringing security to tracker supply with nationwide manufacturing. We deliver! This week on Projects...

March 9, 2026
O&M GreenLancer and SolarGrade partnership promotional image
GreenLancer finds “solar orphan” O&M partner in SolarGrade

Since launching a nationwide solar repair network in August of last year, Detroit-based solar and EV engineering firm Greenlancer has been s...

March 6, 2026
Mounting Guide Installing solar on metal roof
Debunking 5 myths about rail-less solar PV mounting on metal...

By Mark Gies | Rail-less solar PV continues to gain traction as the solar industry prioritizes cost, speed, logistics and performance. Yet, ...

March 3, 2026
Projects Projects Weekly
The largest solar farm in U.S. history moves forward |...

Sponsored by Built to last since 1955, bringing security to tracker supply with nationwide manufacturing. We deliver! This week on Projects ...

March 2, 2026
Policy
Massachusetts State House passes “comprehensive” energy affordability bill

The Massachusetts State House of Representatives has voted 128-27 in favor of Bill H.5151, a piece of legislation designed to address rising...

February 27, 2026
Policy The solar games at IESNA 2026
Intersolar 2026 | Somewhat sunny skies, despite policy headwinds

Last year’s Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) flagship show took place in something of a limbo period. With Presid...

February 24, 2026
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