Cupertino Electric in northern California’s Silicon Valley has installed a photovoltaic (PV) system atop the World Cruise Ship Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, California that is expected to produce 1.2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy each year.

Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been under fire for a home insulation scheme gone wrong in which as many of 400,000 properties may have received below-grade insulation-and three installers have died of electrocution. And now, the safety of solar panel installations in the country has been called into question as well. The insulation initiative [...]

Solar installer Chris Fidler talks about the importance of structural analysis when designing a roof-mounted solar panel installation.

As Adam reported yesterday, Akeena solar panels with integrated Enphase micro-inverters will now be available for purchase at Lowe’s stores in California. Although solar installers have been using Enphase micro-inverters for a while now, this is the first panel to be offered at retail to the public. Easy access, easy solar. Or is it? The [...]

Can DIY solar installation truly save you money? There are many reasons to use a professional solar installer–here are some of them.