Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...

The U.S. solar industry’s federal incentive ecosystem has been drastically reshaped by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ...

The United States added 22,332 megawatts of power plant capacity in the first half of this year, and the vast majority of it was utility-scale solar, batteries and onshore wind. Natural gas was next, ...

In practice, agrivoltaic systems are designed so that solar panels are elevated or spaced to allow light to filter beneath them. Crops, pollinator habitat, grazing animals, or specialty plants ...