Last year, Governor Schwarzenegger's plan for a Million Solar Roofs in California failed in the Legislature. Majority Democrats wanted requirements for union labor that the Governor wouldn't buy. So ...

Solarize Summit is now accepting applications for rebates on solar-power projects from Summit County businesses and homeowners associations. Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne and Summit County are ...

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The California Public Utilities Commission failed to abide by state law when it slashed financial incentives for residential rooftop solar panels in 2022, environmental groups argued before the ...

California offers a variety of rebates for energy-efficient systems, driven by both state initiatives and federal programs like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Some of the key rebate programs ...

Billions of dollars in subsidies for more efficient appliances and rooftop solar remain frozen. Some states said they can't access rebates and grants that were set to be doled out to homeowners.

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 ...

Fighting about rooftop solar in California never seems to get old. Kicking off the latest conflict is legislation that would reduce the benefits that longtime solar customers receive for extra ...