Joe and Teresa Tortomasi turned their Sierra Madre, California, home into a neighborhood bright spot by installing rooftop solar panels and battery storage, reported LAist. Their path to clean energy ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

The simplicity of solar panels on rooftops appears to be deceiving. Once installed, they simply produce electricity while ...

From shopping to generating electricity, the process of getting solar can take months. Here's what'll happen on installation day (and how to prep for it). Most people will need to find an installer to ...

The place you install your solar panels matters. Here are the most common places to put your panels, and areas to avoid. Installing solar panels can be a great leap toward electricity cost savings and ...

For a long time, rooftop solar capacity in the United States has been rising meteorically — especially in California. Between 2015 and 2023, California's small-scale solar capacity increased sixfold, ...

Putting new solar panels on an old roof can lead to headaches later on once your roof needs to be replaced, but how old is too old to go solar? Keep reading to learn why it’s smart to make sure your ...