The Dark Side of Rooftop Solar : Up First from NPR

September 29, 2024

POMONA, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 19: Residential solar company employee installs solar panels on the rooftop of a household in Pomona, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Today on The Sunday Story we feature an episode from the NPR podcast Planet Money about the inner workings of the residential solar industry and how the business practices of some companies have soured customers on the promise of this renewable energy. And the team looks into where the residential solar industry is headed in the future.


This episode was hosted by Alana Semuels and Keith Romer. It was produced by Emma Peaslee, edited by Jenny Lawton, and fact checked by Sierra Juarez. Engineering by Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money’s executive producer.

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