Under the new rules, formally known as Net Energy Metering 3.0, the three investor-owned utilities will pay a wholesale rate for the excess power generated by rooftop solar.

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of electric utility firm, The Southern Company SO recently received approval to buy electricity from a $100 million solar facility to be built in eastern ...

After an unprecedented period of increases, the wholesale price of solar panels is tipped to fall sharply. But don't celebrate just yet. Here's why.

The claim: Government program purchases solar panels for American homeowners. A July 11 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be a news broadcast about a new government ...

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani- controlled Reliance Power Ltd. will buy solar panels from First Solar Inc., the world’s second-biggest maker of the equipment by sales, for a 100-megawatt project ...

Elizabeth Ebinger in Maplewood, N.J., bought her solar panels, while neighbor Tim Roebuck signed a 20-year lease. Both are happy with the approach they took, and both are saving money on energy bills.

Ecology Action Center in Normal is bringing back a program to McLean County that offers residents solar panel installation ...