Plug-in solar has remained in the shadows because of a lack of safety standards and often costly requirements imposed by utilities, but that’s changing.

A San Francisco appeals court panel is being pulled back into California’s fiercest energy fight, after the state Supreme ...

California’s power system has an infamous problem. Solar projects produce more electricity than is needed during the day but ...

"Going to supplement my rooftop system with this if it passes to surpass the 100% usage limit." Lawmakers introduce bill to ...

On February 1, 2026, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back ...

Rising dust and bird activity in California’s Central Valley may reduce solar output, putting homeowner savings and ...

The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the electricity they sent to the grid. By Ivan ...

California is changing how renewable energy and water conservation work together. In the state’s Central Valley, a new $20 million project called Project Nexus has transformed regular water canals ...

For many homeowners, installing rooftop solar panels seems like a smart idea to reduce electricity bills, but the upfront ...

For years, solar power at home was mostly limited to people who owned their rooftops and could afford the steep upfront costs. But now, a new generation of small, affordable systems — often called ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California regulators blocked the shutdown of Ivanpah, one of the world’s largest solar thermal plants, against ...