Mount Dora Electric Utility customers can now apply to have some or all of their power be solar-generated.

Some Duke Energy customers said they got a big shock when they opened their most recent electric bill – a new charge that requires them to spend a specific amount of money with the utility company per month.

Solar panels on your house are becoming more and more of a popular option: They can save you money over the long run, they’re good for the environment and can even earn you a tax credit.

The cost per megawatt has dropped in the past decade from more than $300 per megawatt to below $30 per megawatt. Where solar energy shinesBy looking at the days with sunshine, you would expect the Southwest to do well with solar and be a leader with solar jobs. But Florida is looking to do very well in the solar industry as well. Change in solar jobs by 2050And even parts of the country that are not leaders in sunshine received this turn to solar power that will lead to more jobs. The manufacturing of solar panels and equipment will actually outpace solar construction jobs.