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Solar United Neighbors teams up with ASES to launch nation’s largest tour of solar homes

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and Solar United Neighbors are proud to announce the largest annual grassroots solar event will take place in neighborhoods nationwide the weekend of October 6-7. The National Solar Tour will empower people across the country to learn about solar technology and the process of going solar from their friends and neighbors. The National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots solar event in the ...

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A solar array in Morgantown, WV

September 15, 2018

North-central West Virginia residents forming solar co-op to go solar together

Neighbors in north-central West Virginia, including Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor ...

Go solar, Join together, Solar co-op, West Virginia

A group of solar supporters holds signs that read "Go Solar" in Canbria County.

September 14, 2018

A coal-fired power plant closes, another door opens

Earlier this month, FirstEnergy Solutions announced that they will be closing their Bruce Mansfield ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Pennsylvania

Solar supporters hold signs reading Go Solar, Join Together, and Fight for our Energy rights!

September 14, 2018

You told the PSC: no new fees on solar—and they listened!

When solar supporters like you stand up together to fight for our energy rights, we win! We did ...

Energy rights, Grid reform, Maryland

September 14, 2018

First solar + EV charging co-op launches in Ohio

Solar panels and electric vehicles make a natural pair. That’s why neighbors in Appalachian Ohio are ...

Electric vehicles, Go solar, Join together, Ohio, Solar co-op

September 13, 2018

Utility commission report sets roadmap for Ohio’s energy future

The basic structure and rules for the electric grid are surprisingly similar to those when it was first ...

Grid reform, Ohio

A solar homeowner in Millvale, Pennsylvania shows off his energy meter and his solar inverter.

September 13, 2018

Smart meters: What every solar homeowner should know

A common thing we hear from solar homeowners is that going solar makes them more interested in the ...

September 12, 2018

Why squirrels go nuts over solar panels – and how you can stop them

Solar foe. Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Compared to many of the problems that rooftop solar ...

September 12, 2018

Event encourages participants to lead with purpose

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) West Virginia chapter is hosting its first-ever Women in Green ...

West Virginia

September 11, 2018

Participants in New & Gauley Rivers Solar Co-op seek installer

The 31-participant New & Gauley Rivers Solar Co-op has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from area ...

Go solar, Join together, Solar co-op, West Virginia

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