Photo credits

These are the sources and licenses for the photographs on RayValue. Their use does not imply any endorsement by the photographers, the U.S. Department of Energy or any other agency.

• Home page hero and the solar tax benefits guide. A 20 kW residential rooftop solar installation in California (May 2017). Photo by Senthil Balasubramanian, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Get quotes page. Volunteers installing a rooftop solar system in San Pasqual, Los Angeles County, California (2017). Photo by Laksh Muchhal, U.S. Department of Energy. Public domain. Source
• Blog: community solar. The Harvard Solar Garden, a community solar project in Massachusetts, from the air. Photo by Stephen Coffrin, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Blog: does solar increase home value. A suburban house with a residential rooftop solar installation. Photo by Olivia Martin, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Blog: Florida electricity rates. Power transmission lines at sunset in Indiantown, Florida. Photo by Brad790. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Blog: Florida summer bills. Two central air conditioner condenser units beside a house. Photo by JoeBensonAC. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Blog: home battery costs. A home battery storage cabinet in a private household. Photo by E. R.. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Blog: residential solar prices. A GRID Alternatives volunteer installing racking and microinverters on a residential roof. Photo by Laksh Muchhal, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Blog: rooftop vs utility-scale solar. Aerial view of the Discovery Solar Energy Center at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (2021). Photo by NASA Kennedy Space Center. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Blog: solar and EV charging. An electric car charging from a residential wall-mounted charger (Tres Ríos, Costa Rica, 2021). Photo by Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz). Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Blog: solar panel degradation. Old solar panels on a shed roof. Photo by Steven Lawler. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Blog: why California electricity is expensive. A brush fire near Cajon Pass, California, behind a transmission tower (September 2011). Photo by InSapphoWeTrust. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
• Guide: California NEM 3.0 and batteries. A rooftop solar system installed by ASU students at San Pasqual, Los Angeles County, California (March 2017). Photo by Laksh Muchhal, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Guide: Florida solar without the federal tax credit. Solar panels on a roof on Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida (2012). Photo by B137. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Guide: how to compare solar quotes. A solar installer laying out conduit after panels were installed on a home in Washington, DC. Photo by Kristelle Batucal, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Guide: is solar worth it without the tax credit. A suburban house with a residential rooftop solar installation. Photo by Olivia Martin, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Guide: solar lease vs buy. Aerial view of Habitat for Humanity homes with rooftop solar. Photo by Chris Wingard, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Blog: Florida solar tax benefits. A solar array on a parking-area rooftop in Broward County, Florida, at sunset. Photo by Paul Krashefski, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized. Public domain. Source
• Blog: California solar tax benefits. Solar panels on the roof of a private house on 6th Street, Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Photo by Downtowngal. Resized. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
• Story: Babcock Ranch and Hurricane Ian. Hurricane Ian nearing landfall near Fort Myers, Florida, on September 28, 2022 (NOAA-20 satellite). Photo by NASA/NOAA-20. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: Berkeley Lab on solar and battery backup. Nighttime satellite view of power outages across Florida following Hurricane Ian. Photo by JPSS imagery: CSU/CIRA and NOAA/NESDIS. Cropped (agency logos removed), resized and converted to JPEG. Public domain. Source
• Story: California home batteries tested as one power plant. Overhead power lines with steel transmission towers at sunset, Stockton, California. Photo by Eric Sonstroem. Resized and cropped. CC BY 2.0. Source
• Story: California net billing in charts. A solar installer laying a module on a California rooftop. Photo by Kate Costa, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: California court upholds net billing. The Earl Warren Building and Courthouse in the San Francisco Civic Center. Photo by Coolcaesar (English Wikipedia). Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Story: Florida net metering veto. A rainbow over a rooftop solar array in Broward County, Florida. Photo by Paul Krashefski, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: FPL SolarTogether. Solar panels at FPL’s Discovery Solar Energy Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Photo by Frank Michaux, NASA Kennedy Space Center. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: PG&E shutoffs and batteries. PG&E 230 kV and 500 kV power lines alongside Interstate 505, California. Photo by Trance addict (English Wikipedia). Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Story: Hunters Point and Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico on October 8, 2024, photographed from the International Space Station. Photo by Michael Barratt, NASA. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: Tampa Electric rates. Big Bend Power Station near Apollo Beach, Florida. Photo by Wknight94. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Story: Florida rush before the tax break ended. Solar installers attaching racking rails on a rooftop array in Broward County, Florida. Photo by Paul Krashefski, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: FPL rate settlement. A Florida Power & Light utility truck. Photo by Winnebaggo. Resized and cropped. CC0 1.0. Source
• Story: Treasure Coast solar complaints. A solar installer sealing roof supports for a panel array in Broward County, Florida. Photo by Paul Krashefski, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source
• Story: California battery attachment rate. Two home batteries installed indoors in a residence with a disconnect box. Photo by Rsparks3. Resized and cropped. CC0 1.0. Source
• Story: PG&E Base Services Charge. A PG&E smart electricity meter in Fortuna, California. Photo by Ellin Beltz. Resized and cropped. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source
• Story: 2026 home solar slowdown. A GRID Alternatives volunteer installing solar on a roof in Loleta, California. Photo by Kate Costa, U.S. Department of Energy. Resized and cropped. Public domain. Source