Three Jackson County residents were selected for Consumers Energy's residential customer solar program. James Valentine and Ronald Gollakner submitted proposals for the utility's Experimental Advanced ...

Rooftop solar panels are a great way to go green with your energy consumption and slash your bills at the same time. However, breaking even after a full-scale installation can take a few years.

Recent years have seen a surge of solar panel installations at homes across the country, thanks to a federal tax credit that helped offset the cost. Now that credit is going away at the end of 2025.

For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new generation of small, affordable systems — often called ...

Plug-in solar has remained in the shadows because of a lack of safety standards and often costly requirements imposed by utilities, but that’s changing.