Bills have been introduced in at least 24 states to allow residents to install and use plug-in devices with outputs of up to 1,200 watts — without utility company permission.

"Once 5 or so more states modernize their rules, it unlocks ... $250 billion." Energy experts urge lawmakers to open the US ...

Supporters already have won regulatory changes in Utah for so-called balcony solar systems, which provide a small boost of electrical power. Big solar energy projects are getting harder to build.

Environmental activists Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott’s second-growth forest on their 10-acre Guerneville property is an outdoor laboratory dedicated to the emerging environmental movement known as ...

On a sunny, early summer morning, Matthew Milner waited in his driveway in the Berkeley hills. It was his solar install day, and he was excited. He greeted the installers and walked them around to the ...

California is at the forefront of the solar energy movement in the United States, producing more solar potential than other state in the country. Already a leader in green and renewable technology, ...

Amid slow movement in getting New Mexico’s community solar program running, the State Land Office has decided to take it up on its own. On Tuesday, the State Land Office announced it executed a ...

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