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California Regulators Approve Reduced Solar Compensation for Homeowners

Solar installations are expected to decline as reduced rates for new solar users would extend the time necessary to earn back the cost of rooftop panels.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

Tim McKibben, left, a senior installer for the solar company, Sunrun, and installer Aaron Newsom install solar panels on the roof of a home in Granada Hills. Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
An installer for the solar company, Sunrun, uses a level while installing solar panels on the roof of a home in Granada Hills. Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Is the California Coalition Fighting Subsidies For Rooftop Solar a Fake Grassroots Group?

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Dan Gearino

An employee with Ipsun Solar installs solar panels on the roof of the Peace Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia on May 17, 2021. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Now on Hold, Georgia’s Progressive Program for Rooftop Solar Comes With a Catch

By James Bruggers

Inside Clean Energy: Solar Industry Wins Big in Kentucky Ruling

By Dan Gearino

Florida Ballot Measure Could Halt Rooftop Solar, but Do Voters Know That?

By Martin LaMonica

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