Today’s Solutions: August 18, 2026

SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive thinks today’s rooftop solar energy systems will be out of date within five years. Not because the systems won’t still be generating electricity. They will. And not because Rive thinks solar power will fall out of favor. He doesn’t. Instead, Rive predicts that the rooftop solar systems of the future won’t just generate electricity. They will …

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