Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Net metering is a special type of billing system for homeowners with solar panels. It lets them earn credits for extra electricity they send back ...

One of the many perks of going solar is the idea you can bank cash or credit when you generate excess energy. It's called net metering or net billing-- and not every state or utility offers it. Each ...

Solar panels probably won't erase your bill, but they can still save money. How much depends on several factors. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

Homeowners with an interest in adopting solar are usually swayed when they learn that their solar-paneled home is its own power-generating entity. Like a smaller version of Con Ed. During the day, ...

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.

Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images. Our state net metering policy is what allows Minnesotans to install solar and be power producers, not just power consumers. Net metering requires that solar ...

Solar users are alarmed as IESCO bills instruct them to replace green meters with costly AMR meters. A new policy is being finalized.

CHEYENNE — Lawmakers have thrown support behind a bill to revise the state’s net metering compensation model, or the rate at which utilities buy surplus energy from small-scale customers with solar ...

Brooklyn SolarWorks is a Gowanus-based solar design and installation firm specializing in residential flat roof solar for New York City. If these questions are at the top of your mind, these two words ...

This story originally appeared in Energy News Network and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The surprise veto last month ...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines issued 4,124 new Certificates of Compliance (COCs) to qualified end-users under its net-metering program last year. The new prosumers generate ...