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In school, you might take four or five classes a semester, and prepare all year long for final exams. But if you are a Nevada state lawmaker, you have hundreds…

Going solar is exciting! You’re saving money by taking control of where your energy comes from. But, it’s important to balance excitement with care to ensure you have a good…

Phoenix-area voters overcame unfair and arcane election rules to elect a pro-solar utility board this spring. Solar supporters educated their friends and neighbors about the importance of voting. As a…

In January, we wrote that plug-in solar was poised to make a big impact across the country. We were right! As legislatures across the country gavel to a close, six…

When I decided to install rooftop solar, I was mostly thinking about saving money and making use of incentives before they expired. What I didn’t realize at the time was…

Major news: The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has officially sided with Virginia ratepayers over Dominion Energy, and rejected the company’s request to cut an essential solar benefit. Dominion, one…

New Orleans is on the verge of launching a significant Virtual Power Plant program. We explored how it started as a series of community resiliency centers

At a pivotal moment for solar, why we keep doing the work Two years ago, on Earth Day, I stood in Virginia’s Prince William Forest Park surrounded by friends and…

It’s official: More Virginians are about to feel the benefits of solar energy! Through collaborative coalition efforts, Solar United Neighbors (SUN) and our powerful community of advocates have successfully moved…

Many folks think of solar as a new thing, but I was teaching about solar energy and wind energy at Bear Creek High School back in the 1970s. I’ve been…