How will solar advocates cast their votes in Iowa? Will parties make creating a fair market for solar part of their platforms? As Iowa...

With the renewal of the Investment Tax Credit and rapid deployment of new solar in Asia, what can the solar industry expect in 2016?...

A five year extension of the important solar tax credit was included in the spending bill proposed by congressional leaders this week....

Rubio is rising in the polls. Does the senator from the “Sunshine State” support positive solar policies? In the roller coaster ride that...

The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is set to expire at the end of 2016 If that happens, the residential solar business may face some...

Ben Carson is rapidly gaining on Donald Trump in presidential polls. Unlike some of his rivals, Carson is saying good things about solar....

Church groups are speaking out in favor of wider access to solar power. “The mission of Interfaith Power & Light is to be faithful...

As part of our our ongoing analysis of the candidates for the 2016 presidential election, Solar Tribune examines Hillary Clinton’s stand...

What would a Fiorina presidency mean for solar? After the Sept. 16th Republican presidential candidates debate, many news sources are...

What can the US learn from Britain’s Solar About-Face? In the election of May of this year, England’s Conservative party ( whose members...

Bernie Sanders presidential campaign is catching fire. What is his plan for solar? This week, in our continuing coverage of the...

The solar industry is booming. But can it sustain its current growth in the absence of the 30% federal tax credit? image: the...

Far-left environmental activists and far-right small government conservatives may seem like odd allies, but when it comes to making...

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julian Castro and California Governor Brown announced recently a program to expand...

Rural solar users may have an easier time accessing funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2015. The...

It is becoming increasingly apparent that the current plummet in oil prices is driven in part by OPEC’s desire to hurt the North American...

Which Candidates are Strong on Solar? As we enter the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, a plethora of Republican and Democratic...

Is Distributed Generation dead? Perhaps not, but some utility companies are trying hard to redefine DG and privately owned residential...

Since the advent of modern solar technology, common wisdom has always taught us that solar panels should face the equator. For those of...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the first of $250 million in loans it plans to distribute to rural...