Nevada residents with rooftop solar panels are suing NV Energy, saying the company used incentives to lure them into investing tens of thousands of dollars before conspiring with regulators to raise rates and render their systems less valuable.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Google is expanding the reach of an online service that aims to make it easier to judge the costs and benefits of installing solar panels on household rooftops.
As homeowners embrace solar, utilities are making less money, and that's shaking up their business model. Companies in California and Georgia are handling the growth in dramatically different ways.
Congress has extended tax credits for clean energy as part of a $1.8 trillion spending bill. Solar and wind power companies say it will catapult the industry at a time when costs are already falling.
During the last year, and more, we’ve heard a lot about homeowners putting solar panels on their roof. Businesses have also been adopting the technology, too, and for a variety of reasons.
A decision by the state Public Utilities Commission means people who want to install rooftop can still do so and receive credit for over-producing electricity -- at least until December 31.
The ability to store energy could revolutionize the way electricity is made and used. But for many utility companies and regular folks, energy storage is still too costly and difficult.
Are solar panels the best way to connect millions of Africans to electricity? That's the plan the president will tout on his visit to Kenya. Critics ask: What about tapping into power lines?
Battery problems on the Solar Impulse, the airplane that has been flying around the world using only the sun's power, have grounded it until next spring.
The White House is announcing a series of moves, including installing more solar energy units in federally subsidized housing, low cost loans for homeowners and a program to help renters.
The panels, funded by government grants, are helping thousands of tribal residents take advantage of the everyday luxuries enjoyed by other Americans — like turning on lights or storing food.
A few years ago, Nicaragua was almost totally dependent on imported fuel. Now the country's fierce winds, sun and volcanoes generate half the country's electricity, and perhaps 80 percent soon.
Nevada is a hotbed when it comes to solar industry jobs. At least that’s what a recent Solar Foundation report said. It estimated Nevada added 3,500...
