

Agricultural solar pays off in unexpected ways
Power from stand-alone, off-grid solar installations can pump your wells and cattle tanks, irrigate your crops, water your livestock, and ventilate your outlying buildings for


“Is my roof big enough for solar panels?”
What if you have a small house with a small roof? Or what if your Homeowners Association limits the number of panels you can mount


How 21st Century off – grid solar technology saved a 19th Century president’s home
In June of 1885, Ulysses Grant, victorious Civil War general and two-term President of the United States, moved to a cottage atop Mount McGregor, in


Why satellite and drone imagery is no substitute for a free on–site, in–person solar survey
Many solar installers use satellite and drone imagery to determine whether a
specific building is suitable for rooftop solar modules. So does Milestone Solar–but only as a first step.


New law puts up to 40% of the cost of going solar back into your pocket
Nobody knows whether the Inflation Reduction Act, just signed into law, will actually reduce inflation. But it will definitely reduce the cost of going solar, in a big way.


10 ways to get through a summer blackout (and 1 way to avoid the need for them)
As we pointed out last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that an unprecedentedly big wave of summer blackouts is on the