When the nation’s largest utility warned customers that it would cut power to nearly 2 million people across Northern California, many rushed out to buy portable generators, knowing the investment could help sustain them during blackouts.
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Ending an earlier stalemate, Los Angeles utility directors approved a contract Tuesday to bring solar power to the city for the next 25 years.
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As global superpowers grapple with ditching fossil fuels many nations have flipped the switch on solar power and other renewable forms of energy in the last decade, with investments into those technologies expected to top $2.6 trillion by 2020.
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Lower costs and improved technology in wind and solar energy have helped the United States produce almost five times more electricity from renewable sources than it did a decade ago, according to a new analysis from an environmental advocacy group.
Read moreEleven people sued Farmington, New Mexico in federal court, claiming it violates the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act by charging people whose residential systems generate solar power.
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A team of scientists announced Tuesday that they have discovered a way to purify water and generate electricity at the same time using a solar-powered device, making it possible to transform electricity power plants into fresh water producers.
Read moreIn their rush to go green, U.S. cities relish statistics showing they are leading in renewable energy. Even Houston, the oil industry’s epicenter, has claimed a title in this tournament.
Read moreFacebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that’s believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant’s first direct investment in renewable energy.
Read moreTrying to recoup potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for Uncle Sam, federal prosecutors are eying a Northern California couple’s clouded riches that they say was built on an $800 million scam involving solar panels.
Read moreSESL Recovery sued Deutsche Bank Securities in superior court, claiming it fraudulently “duped” lenders into loaning SunEdison $725 million by misrepresenting the solar panel manufacturer’s financial condition just three months before it declared bankruptcy, and that it did so to “reap tens of millions of dollars in fees” and protect $1 billion of its own loans to the company
Read moreCompletely offsetting the effects of burning coal for electricity in the United States would require covering 89 percent of the nation in forests, according to a new study.
Read moreA group of five nonprofits focused on energy and the environment claims in court that the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new rate hikes are designed to discourage homeowners from installing solar panels on their properties.
Read moreMassive wind and solar energy installations in the Sahara and nearby Sahel deserts would increase local temperatures, rainfall and vegetation – all benefits for the region, according to a climate-modeling study published Thursday in the journal Science.
Read moreChina says it is challenging a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels before the World Trade Organization, adding to its sprawling conflicts with President Donald Trump over trade and technology.
Read moreNew solar technology could turn windows into tiny electrical generators, allowing people to heat and cool their homes in a more environmentally friendly way, Chinese scientists revealed Tuesday.
Read moreWith statewide solar power generation already at an all-time high, California is hungry for more green energy: By 2020, most new homes built in the Golden State must be outfitted with solar panels.
Read moreThe outlook for renewable energy is sunny, according to a new report that shines light on international trends in energy investment and generation capacity.
Read moreEnvironmentalists balked Tuesday night that a settlement will likely block the Supreme Court’s review of an alleged utility monopoly.
Read moreNew Mexico on Thursday accused solar power company Vivint of defrauding customers through unconscionable business practices, racketeering, and clouding titles to its customers’ homes.
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