Permits: California has a reputation for slow processing of permits necessary for solar installation, but there are some efforts at streamlining the process. The City of Fresno has adopted a program, ...

Switching to solar in San Francisco can cut energy costs and reduce your carbon footprint. Here’s how local companies can help you get started. There's a wealth of local incentives that are meant to ...

On the surface, it might be difficult to see why solar installation would drop off this way. Switching to rooftop solar ...

Installing solar panels in California is less expensive compared to other states. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

The big red billboard planted by a solar company alongside a Southern California freeway warns passersby that the “Solar Tax ...

Plenty of sun, relatively low rooftop panel installation costs and generally solar-friendly policies make California one of the better states for going solar. But it doesn’t work out for everyone.

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...

For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new generation of small, affordable systems — often called ...

California, once a leader in residential solar, is feeling the effects from unpopular policy changes like the introduction of Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 and more recent market rate cuts for rooftop ...

California can’t seem to decide whether it wants to maintain its status as the nation’s rooftop solar leader. Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees slashed incentive payments for newly ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s a common sight across the state: rows of suburban homes topped with solar panels. But as California works toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive ...