The residential solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), which currently allows homeowners to deduct 30% of their solar installation costs from their federal tax bill, is on the chopping block in Congress.

The tax credits amount to a 30% refund. A real-world example: A reporter paid $15,366 for a 2-panel solar system to power a home (the systems can be paid for in cash or financed, similar to buying ...

The Brief The State Assembly on Tuesday night voted in favor of AB 942, a bill that would strip protections for solar panel systems installed before 2023. Advocates say energy rates are too high ...

California has long been a leader in solar adoption in the U.S., but a new bill gutting the state’s net metering policy would deal a sharp blow to solar homeowners in the Golden state.

Provisions in the GOP policy bill would end a host of tax credits for renewable energy, including one that allows homeowners to recoup 30 percent of the cost of a rooftop solar system. Businesses ...

Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, installs a solar array on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., in 2023.Michael Conroy / AP file May 22, 2025, 12:14 PM EDT / Source: CNBC By Spencer ...

The latter change fueled a boom in solar leasing, in which homeowners don’t have to pay the upfront cost of a rooftop solar system that can run $30,000 or more.

How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hits wind, solar and batteries By Christa Marshall | 06/04/2025 06:49 AM EDT From spiraling job losses to spiking energy prices, analysts say slashing clean ...

GRID Alternatives employee Tony Chang installs no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household in Pomona in 2023. A pending bill, AB 942, written by a former Southern California ...