Meet the Sunshot Program — a program through which the DOE will invest $27 million in developing and commercializing solar technology.

As solar City extends its company arms, the number of residential solar installations rises. Why? The California-based company offers a unique, 20-year, zero-down lease deal to homeowners looking to install solar energy systems. Translation: You pay a monthly fixed rate for using the PV system atop your house. That rate won’t fluctuate with the cost of energy. And even though that fee can vary depending on your region, Solar City claims the savings you’ll see the very first month you use the system will exceed your payment.

The results released today from a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory test is great news for homeowners looking to install solar energy systems.

More thin-film solar panels could soon be available to property owners throughout the country who are looking to install solar energy systems, as a major thin-film module maker is poised to expand its production.

The word out of Washington late this week was that Senators and the Obama Administration have agreed on a plan to extend the U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury Grant Program for another year.

The latest data released by the Nation Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has Pennsylvania moving up the charts to third in the nation in currently operating solar projects and fourth in installed solar energy capacity.

In 2009, the United States federal government converted a 30 percent tax credit for business owners who power their property with solar energy into a 30 percent treasury grant. What’s the difference? The property owners receive a check reimbursing them for 30 percent of the project’s cost within 60 days of completing the installation rather than waiting to use the tax credit against taxes they owe once a year.

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) – a non-profit regional electricity provider – has run into a problem that has plagued many utility companies that have offered solar incentive programs: too many people are interested.

Qualified California homeowners are realizing what many leaders of the solar energy industry hope is the future: free solar energy.

Arizona has gained quite the reputation for its ability to generate solar power. It’s one of the top generation states in the nation, so it only makes sense that they use their homegrown clean energy, right?