Solar Blog

If you’re thinking about replacing your roof, considering adding solar at the same time. Researchers estimate that the average savings could amount to $4,000.

We need to revolutionize how we generate and use electricity, by making renewable energy sources like wind and solar more abundant, more affordable, and more accessible to everyone. See what we're doing about it.

Learn about the roadmap to use renewable energy to jump-start the grid by using an essential piece of connection equipment known as an inverter.

Learn how Energy Materials Corporation (EMC) has been developing a low-cost process to manufacture perovskite photovoltaic (PV) modules.

The Department of Energy is committed to supporting and empowering American workers, especially servicemembers separating from active duty.

What happens to the electricity in your home during a power outage when you have rooftop solar panels installed?

A top priority for EERE is supporting game-changing manufacturing innovations across multiple sectors, including American solar panel manufacturing.

An innovative system being developed at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory can quickly store heat and release it for use when needed.

The second Friday in March is Solar Appreciation Day! We’re taking advantage of this opportunity to share the major benefits of sun power.

One of the ways the Energy Department is driving innovation in the solar technologies is through prizes such as the American-Made Challenges.