The Sunport: now available as a DIY solar carport kit
The Sunport is now available as a kit – the full timber frame, pre-cut with all the hardware, the engineering, and a build guide, delivered for your own contractor to raise in a day or two.
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If solar panels are only 10% of the cost, make the 90% do more
Solar panels are only about 10% of what a system costs. Here's where the other 90% goes – and how to turn it into something worth wanting.
Five climate wins from around the world: June edition
A roundup of five real climate and energy wins worth knowing about, from New Mexico to China to the Pacific Ocean to Europe – all already happening.
Does solar still make sense without the 30% tax credit?
With the solar tax credit gone, the math on residential solar carports has shifted – but rising electricity rates make the long-term case stronger than ever.
Why do fascists hate solar?
Solar panels are the nightmare of fossil fuel executives—and that makes them an act of resistance. Here's why Big Oil is fighting so hard against your energy independence.
The climate impacts of wood vs. steel
You’re already electrifying your life—you just haven’t noticed.
You don’t need an EV to join the electrification movement. Your cordless drill beat you to it.
Why those who most need solar get priced out
And how "patient green capital" could help.
Solar net metering, explained at three levels of complexity
Because not everyone needs the deep dive (but some of us want it).
Solar has a chain link fence problem
Why we need solar that’s not just functional, but beautiful.
Beyond electricity: why solar panels need to do more than just provide power
An affordable solar carport puts the spotlight on multi-functional solar — why is solar just solar-ing and nothing else?