For many homeowners, installing rooftop solar panels seems like a smart idea to reduce electricity bills, but the upfront cost and installation complexity ...

It's a green-energy geek's dream do-it-yourself project: attach a few solar panels to your deck and watch your electric bills go down. Now one company is selling such a product. SpinRay Energy has ...

Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.

"Going to supplement my rooftop system with this if it passes to surpass the 100% usage limit." Lawmakers introduce bill to ...

Imagine powering your home with the sun, no rooftop installations, no complex wiring, and no need to call in a professional. With the rise of plug-and-play solar panels, this vision is no longer ...

Twenty four states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a ...

Thanks to steeply falling prices, solar power keeps breaking records for new installations. But it still makes up less than 1% of total energy production in the U.S. The chances are good that you ...

A pair of designers have developed a new portable outlet that absorbs solar energy and converts it to electricity for everyday use.This nifty device can be attached to a window or wall that gets a lot ...

Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small solar-panel kits that can be assembled as easily as an Ikea bookcase and plugged into a regular residential outlet could be ...

Onyx's new 330-watt solar panel isn't the first to offer a "plug-n-play" solution for getting power to your gadgets, but it may be the first to include a standard US power outlet, and enough output to ...

The Clean Energy States Alliance, in response to “increased legislative and public interest” in plug-in solar, has published a guidebook on the topic for state energy offices and state legislatures.