Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

What is net metering? Learn how the battle over solar-power reimbursement is shaping the future of energy independence in each state due to state law and utility regulations. Home solar power has ...

An Ohio couple is suing the city of Bowling Green after it approved a monthly fee for customers with solar panels. According ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Templeton, who was early at Waymo, covers transportation's future The math around electricity pricing is very complex, and it ...

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A local solar company is sounding the alarm about a a request from Appalachian Power that it said would devastate the local solar energy market and turn people away from ...

New Hampshire regulators have left in place the state’s net metering program, which pays owners of solar panels when they send power to the grid, but a looming expiration date could make financing ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission is expected to rule soon on a settlement that will impact the solar energy industry in West Virginia. Dan Conant Mon Power and Potomac Edison, ...

Pakistan’s grid electricity demand remains depressed while solar net-metering adoption has surged nearly fourfold over the ...