clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Solar energy

From tax breaks to solar panels, Vox explores the latest news on solar energy.

The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid

By Umair Irfan

The US power grid quietly survived its most brutal summer yet

By Umair Irfan
Play

How to fix clean energy’s storage problem

By Sam Ellis
Play

How solar energy got so cheap

By Liz Scheltens

How Germany helped make renewable energy cheap for the rest of the world

By Jillian Weinberger, Amy Drozdowska, and 1 more

Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready.

By David Roberts
Play

This “duck curve” is solar energy’s greatest challenge

By Carlos Waters

Solar eclipse 2017: how the solar power industry is prepping for a huge blip

By Annette Choi

Wind and solar power are saving Americans an astounding amount of money

By David Roberts

China just built a solar power array that looks like a panda

By Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna

The falling costs of US solar power, in 7 charts

By David Roberts

Here’s video of Facebook’s internet-beaming, solar-powered airplane in flight

By Kurt Wagner

Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads.

By Brad Plumer

Here's what has to happen before solar power can take over the world

By Brad Plumer

Why the "duck curve" created by solar power is a problem for utilities

By David Roberts

Solar power is booming in India. Will it reach the people who need it most?

By Didem Tali

There's a lot more solar power in the US than we thought

By David Roberts

Here's what the future of solar power could look like

By Brad Plumer

Solar power is contagious: Installing panels often means your neighbors will too

By Brad Plumer

The Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panels

By Brad Plumer

Solar power keeps getting cheaper — but not for the reasons you'd expect

By Brad Plumer

What's driving the US solar boom? A bit of creative financing.

By Brad Plumer

Rooftop solar is growing so fast that electric utilities are now trying to slow it down

By Brad Plumer

SolarCity wants to become the Apple of solar power

By Brad Plumer

Sign up for the newsletter Today, Explained

Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day.