Claire Worthington is Editor-in-Chief at Energy Clean Source, where she leads coverage of residential solar economics, the homeowner decision process, and the practical realities of getting solar installed.
Claire’s interest in solar began with her own installation experience — a process that revealed just how much useful information was buried behind contractor sales pitches and marketing language. She spent two years documenting the research, quotes, permitting, and post-installation performance data from her own 8kW system, and that experience became the foundation for Energy Clean Source’s editorial approach: give homeowners the information that contractors often don’t volunteer.
Her writing focuses on the financial side of solar — ROI calculations, break-even timelines, the real value of net metering agreements, and how to evaluate competing quotes from installers. She follows utility rate changes and net metering policy closely, as these have a direct effect on the economics of systems installed today.
Claire holds a degree in environmental economics and has consulted for nonprofit organizations working on residential energy efficiency programs.