Adding a solar battery to a new solar installation, or even an existing system, maximizes savings and provides power during emergencies. Unlike a traditional generator, a solar battery can provide backup power in an emergency while improving your energy savings throughout the entire year.
Yes, solar panels work all winter on Long Island. Shorter days and the lower angle of the sun mean that production decreases compared to summer, but your system will still be productive.
A Participate Energy prepaid solar lease is a pathway to get solar panels on your rooftop with a single payment and no credit check. Participate Energy owns the equipment during the lease term, while Power Solutions takes care of the installation and maintenance.
Yes, residential solar can still generate strong savings for Long Island homeowners, even without the now-defunct federal solar tax credit. There is still a significant New York State tax credit, or you could even leverage a commercial solar tax credit if you choose to lease your system.
Partially, yes. Solar panels won’t change what PSEG Long Island charges you per kilowatt-hour, but they will produce electricity so that you consume less from the grid.
New solar tariffs announced this September are unlikely to meaningfully affect your residential solar panel installation, especially when you choose a trusted local solar contractor.
Europe’s renewable energy boom has made solar the primary source of energy during summer months. Government incentives and gradually declining technology costs have driven rapid deployment on residential rooftops and in grid-scale solar farms.
U.S. solar now has enough capacity to power 50 million homes, according to the latest Solar Market Insight Report from the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Although total global investment in renewable energy has fallen from its 2024 peak, segments of the market are still growing. Solar and battery colocation is a rapidly growing segment, with $25.1 billion invested in the first half of 2026, compared to $8.5 billion in the same period last year.
Recent news has pointed to glaring issues in New York’s grid over the summer, including a 10,000-customer outage in Southeast Queens in July during a heatwave.
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