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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…

Hannah: I’m not sure where your solar journey started, but if I had to guess, mine began on a family trip to Disney World.  EPCOT’s Universe of Energy Building as…

For over 50 years, residents of Pittsburgh’s Swisshelm Park neighborhood have dealt with an unpleasant neighbor: a 55-acre toxic slag dump. But thanks to local advocacy, the site is headed…

Across Colorado’s Front Range, a growing number of homeowners are letting the sun pay for their electric bills. Solar surged in the Centennial State in 2025, driven in large part…

In rural Indiana, solar offers energy resilience and economic opportunity. Yet the embrace of utility-scale projects is often stymied by restrictive siting ordinances stemming from negative public perception of solar…

A residential solar system can be installed in a day or two, but before panels go up on your roof, your installer must obtain the proper permits from your permitting…