More Scots businesses and households are looking to solar energy to meet their electricity needs.
The energy crisis has seen firms fitting solar panels struggling to deal with a surge in inquiries.
Renew Green Energy boss Brian Middleton says his business has been "hectic" and "manic", with inquiries flooding in.
He told the BBC: "We have never seen anything like this before, just due to the whole energy crisis. There's a bit of a panic and a rush to do something about energy costs.
"We have gone from five to 10 inquiries a week to it tripling. We are overwhelmed and we had to bring in extra staff just to cope with that."
It is a similar story for another firm RB Grant, which says it is handling three or four times as many inquiries as it did a year ago, and is struggling to keep up with demand.
Desperate customers
Director Ronnie Grant said: "We are hearing from people as far apart as Orkney and England who are desperate to have panels fitted.
"We are doing what we can, but there are supply-chain issues with metals and electrical components used in the panels so people are having to wait longer for installation."
The Scottish Government is being urged to give solar energy greater prominence in its net-zero plans.
Industry group Solar Energy Scotland (SES) wants ministers to commit to a minimum target of 4GW of solar energy across Scotland by 2030 and "declare a level of ambition" for 6GW, claiming the move could deliver more than 8,500 jobs.
According to the organisation, installed capacity in Scotland - on rooftops and on the ground - is about 400MW, and lags far behind other parts of the UK and nations like Denmark.
The industry argues that ministers have set ambitions for wind and other technologies like heat pumps, but continue to leave out solar power.
Unconscious bias
"For too long solar has suffered unconscious bias that Scotland's weather better suits other renewable-energy technologies that harness power from wind and water," says a report issued by SES.
"This has resulted in solar being largely overlooked over the last decade as Scotland seeks to decarbonise its economy.
"The solar resource in Scotland is enormous. If all the sun's energy that hits the island of Hoy could be collected, this would meet all of Scotland's energy needs, including power, heat and transport."
A Scottish Government spokesman said it recognised the importance of solar power in contributing towards net zero.
He told the BBC: "We remain committed to continuing to work with the solar sector to provide a supportive policy framework to help it continue to grow.
"We have been working closely with industry in recent months to co-design our solar vision which will be published in our energy strategy and just transition plan later this year and provide the certainty needed for investment in our energy transition."