The design of solar panel systems with a (lead-acid) buffer battery is normally such that the battery is charged even when there is not much sunshine. This means, however, that when there is plenty of ...

The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to ...

California regulators have approved new rules for solar panels on apartments, farms, and schools with a swift vote. “The vote is five-zero. The item passes,” said Alice Reynolds, the president of the ...

Solar Optimum installer Marat Poghosyan carries a solar panel on the roof of a home in Brea on June 15. California's rooftop solar industry has declined dramatically since state regulators slashed ...

This story appeared first in WFAE reporter David Boraks' weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get Climate News straight to your email inbox each week. North Carolina is getting ready to overhaul how ...

The Dutch competition regulator rules feed-in costs for home solar are not unreasonable. It is calling on energy suppliers to charge feed-in costs uniformly to make it easier for consumers to compare ...

PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona regulators on Thursday voted to adopt a roughly $5 monthly fee for customers of the state’s largest utility who install rooftop solar panels in a move that had the solar ...

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The state’s two largest utilities routinely drag their feet connecting solar panels to the electric grid, missing state-mandated deadlines as much as 73% of the time, according to a complaint filed to ...