Going solar is a great way to help the environment, save money on energy bills and even increase the value of your home. Like most home improvement projects, once you know you want to go solar, you ...

Solar panel installation represents a significant investment for homeowners. Here's what you need to know before shelling out ...

DULUTH — Whole Foods Co-op recently added 145 solar panels to the roof of its Denfeld neighborhood shop, a $180,000 investment that is expected to offset the grocery store's total electricity use by ...

Everyone knows solar panels are a potentially worthwhile investment. Sure, there are some hidden costs associated with solar panels that need to be taken into consideration, but installing them can ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Last year, a reader wrote in to Grist’s advice column with a question: Why doesn’t every roof have solar panels? A report released this week by the nonprofit Environment America and the research firm ...

Solar panels save their owners and their neighbors energy costs. A new holistic analysis looks at all the ways panels save utilities money. In fact, researchers say, utilities should be helping panel ...