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Philadelphia-area schools are tapping the sun’s energy — WHYY looks at how Pennsylvania schools are going solar and cutting energy costs, featuring one of our recent school projects.
Tax credits for solar panels are available, but you can’t own them — A national NPR report on the changing economics of home solar that opens on one of our Philadelphia installations.
How federal cuts are transforming PA’s solar industry — The Philadelphia Citizen on how we’re adapting to a shifting policy landscape while keeping our team working and our mission strong.
Celebrating top solar companies: Solar States — A company spotlight on our story, our mission, and how we train the next generation of local installers.
50+ ways to help fight climate change — Solar States featured among Philadelphia’s go-to clean-energy training and climate-action resources.
Chester County school flips the switch as a Philly school prepares its own — A regional roundup of new school solar projects, including one of ours.

Elmwood Park Zoo’s newest building runs on solar energy — GRID Magazine features the rooftop array we installed at the Elmwood Park Zoo, and the zoo’s new “Solar Safari.”
Solar on the skyline: inside a Philly warehouse’s bold energy future — A tour of the solar-powered Greenfield Manufacturing warehouse we installed, joined by two state senators and PennEnvironment.
Pennsylvania schools still pursuing solar despite federal rollbacks — WHYY on how Pennsylvania schools are moving ahead with solar, with Micah on how quickly a project can get started.
Pennsylvania’s $25M solar for schools program is a hit — The Inquirer on the success of the state’s Solar for Schools program and the long-term savings solar brings schools.
Homeowners rush to go solar before the tax-credit deadline — WHYY on the surge of Philadelphia homeowners going solar, featuring our team.
Pennsylvania solar installers and the federal rollbacks — WHYY on how changing federal policy is affecting Pennsylvania’s solar installers and workers, with Micah.

Why the solar industry is working to rebuild trust — A national NPR story on trust in solar, featuring Solar States as a local company known for doing right by its customers.
Cristo Rey sees the light in solar technology — Hidden City features the array we installed at Cristo Rey High School, and the students who learned alongside our crew.
Business for Good: Solar States — A profile of our paid training program creating clean-energy careers for Philadelphians.
‘You’re part of a movement’: solar training in Philadelphia — WHYY visits our Port Richmond training program and the Philadelphians building careers in solar.
What is community solar, and why does Pennsylvania want it? — WHYY explains community solar, with one of our instructors.

Solarize Philly aims to put solar on hundreds more roofs — WHYY on the citywide effort to bring solar to more Philadelphia homes.

A few Philly-area churches are going solar — The Inquirer on Philadelphia-area congregations going solar, including ones we worked with.
Olde Kensington installer creates green, local, stable jobs — GRID Magazine on how we’ve built steady, good local jobs while growing our business.
2022 Top Solar Changemaker: Micah Gold-Markel — Micah named a national Top Solar Changemaker for our work training local installers.
For these young trainees, careers in solar look like Philly’s future — WHYY follows young Philadelphians training for solar careers, with Micah teaching.

Building an on-ramp to the green-collar economy in Philadelphia — A full interview with Micah on creating clean-energy opportunity in Philadelphia.
Former Eagle Connor Barwin goes solar at his Philadelphia home — FOX 29 covers the home solar installation we did for former Eagle Connor Barwin.

Philly cuts red tape and cost for solar installers — The Inquirer on Philadelphia making home solar easier and more affordable to permit, with Micah.

High schoolers get paid to learn solar in Philly — The Inquirer on our paid high-school solar training becoming a full program of study.
Dreaming about going solar? A city rebate can help — WHYY on a new city rebate making home solar more affordable, with Micah.
Pennsylvania had more solar this year, but still lags nearby states — The Inquirer on Pennsylvania’s growing solar market, with Micah on the opportunity here at home.
Plans for a West Philly solar community — The Philadelphia Citizen notes Solar States as a local clean-energy training resource.

Putting ‘the soul back in solar’ in North Philadelphia — Generocity on the Serenity Soular project bringing solar and apprenticeships to North Philly alongside our team.

Solar States wins the Chamber’s ImpactPHL Award — Generocity reports on our ImpactPHL Award from the Chamber of Commerce.
Philly installers weigh in on grid interconnection — Solar Power World on the realities of connecting solar to the grid in Philadelphia, with Micah.
Meet the graduates of Philly’s first solar training program — The Inquirer celebrates the first class of Philadelphia’s solar training program, taught by Micah.
Meet the Disruptor: Solar States — The Philadelphia Citizen tells the story of how Solar States began.
Philadelphia aims to cash in on the solar job boom — StateImpact Pennsylvania on the city’s growing solar industry, with our crews at work.

Old City tech firm opts for a solar roof — The Inquirer on a rooftop solar installation we completed for an Old City tech company.
How this local solar company grows, one neighborhood at a time — Generocity on our early neighborhood-by-neighborhood growth.

School rooftops become solar farms — WHYY on our Philadelphia Solar Schools Initiative, training students to put solar on city schools.

Philly’s largest solar array turns on at the Crane Arts Building — Technical.ly covers our very first big project: what was then Philadelphia’s largest solar array.

Sustainable learning with Solar States — Technical.ly’s early profile of Solar States, just getting started in Philadelphia.