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Tesla's year-over-year solar deployments dropped by nearly 40%, though its energy storage deployments saw massive increases.

Roofing innovation: NanoTech Inc, a material science company pioneering a category of climate-resilient materials that enable environmental responsibility without sacrificing financial return, brings on multiple investors in an oversubscribed funding round to combat peak heat in the last weeks of summer.  

Tesla has agreed to pay around $6 million to settle a Solar Roof class-action lawsuit brought by customers who signed contracts to install its Solar Roof system at their homes and then told the cost would be substantially more than originally quoted. 

The Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, Va., has introduced a new living exhibit — a lush rooftop gardenscape — that serves as an educational tool for conservation.

Panasonic's energy storage solution combines a hybrid inverter, lithium-ion battery and new EVERVOLT SmartBox, an all-in-one home energy management device.

German manufacturer K2 unveiled its new GreenRoof Vento mounting system for green rooftops at Intersolar Europe 2023.

Purelight Power, a residential solar installation company based in Medford, Ore., announced the launch of a new roofing division called Purelight Roofing, which the company says will be a part of its effort to provide homeowners with affordable, efficient home solar systems.

After fits and starts, the Louisiana legislature passed a series of reforms that will soon provide homeowners with grant money to help reroof homes affected by weather-related events to comply with new “Fortified” standards that exceed current building codes.

A Colorado-based roofing company is showing how metal roofing can help customers save on energy costs.

Goats on a Roof? It doesn’t sound ridiculous if you’ve ever visited Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay, Wis. On Sat., June 10, the 9th annual Roofing of the Goats parade took place.