Residential electric customers are increasingly being drawn to easy-to-install portable solar panels that simply plug into an electrical outlet and provide enough energy to shave some money off their rising utility bills. Also known as plug-in solar panels or balcony solar, the panels are a low-cost option that is available to renters and homeowners when a traditional residential rooftop solar system is not an option. The panels, which can be placed on a balcony, outside a wi

The Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) at Washington & Jefferson College has released a new report, Distributed Energy in Pennsylvania: A Distributed-Generation Solution for Pennsylvania’s Energy Future , offering a comprehensive analysis of how locally produced energy, especially community solar, can help modernize the state’s energy system, lower costs, and strengthen grid reliability. The report details how rising capacity market prices in the PJM region, a

More than half of the new electric generating capacity expected to added to the electric grid this year will be solar, a recent U.S....

Pennsylvania’s solar output has doubled in just 17 months , a rapid growth in a state that has historically lagged behind its neighbors...