Despite strong interest, shared solar programs face regulatory, utility, and economic barriers that limit expansion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home on October 19, 2023, in Pomona, California. Eight plaintiffs filed suit ...

Several Republican-led states have ended programs that helped low-income communities install solar panels, aligning with the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s move to claw back the initiative’s ...

Last year, Columbus, Ga., resident Christine DiFeliciantonio, 67, already began suspecting a new administration could end solar energy incentives. “It was cause for me to act more urgently,” she said.

The law in question, Assembly Bill 2316, established a renewable energy subscription program for utility ratepayers, as well as a separate community renewable energy program.

The city-owned utility wants to add 50 megawatts to the program. It's asking for bids offering "solutions that can be ...