The United Methodist Church has launched a program to provide solar panels to congregations across the United States, along with training to help churches advance sustainability efforts.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aaron Nichols, the marketing and advocacy specialist at Exact Solar. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My career has been the ...

This training provides best practices for designing and installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on low-sloped ("flat") roofs. Topics include roof safety issues, roof maintenance and repair, and ...

Electricity is a crucial part of daily life. We rely on it to power appliances, and many use electricity to heat their homes and cook food. You can't even search the internet or play video games ...

If you've ever looked at your energy bills and thought, "Why am I paying all this money when there's literally free energy beaming down from the sky?", well, you've got a point. While solar panels ...

A group of graduating students are ready to enter the solar power workforce in South Florida.Twelve students became the ...

Offering pre-apprenticeship programs in trades like carpentry, plumbing, electrical and masonry, North Chicago-based YouthBuild Lake County is now piloting a national effort to create clean-energy ...

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 ...

Installing solar panels is a major investment. Be sure to ask these 15 questions before deciding if they’re right for you. Energy bills are on the rise. As the weather heats up, it’s going to take ...

When most people think of solar panels, they picture the massive arrays on rooftops or those spread across rural areas in solar farms. If you live in an apartment or condominium, you may even wonder ...