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, ...

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds ...

For years, California lawmakers were stymied. But now, at a crucial juncture for electricity in America, the state is embracing an ambitious and long-awaited plan: to buy and sell far, far more power ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EnergySage California has long been a leader in solar adoption in the U.S., but a new bill gutting the state’s net metering policy ...

AB 942 would cut the 20-year contract that allows utility companies to pay them for solar power generated. California Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy will hear and vote on the bill on ...

The Ivanpah solar plant, off the Interstate 15, just across the state line from Primm, will continue to operate after the California Public Utilities Commission denied Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A new proposal in the California State Assembly is generating strong reactions from homeowners and clean energy advocates. The bill would sharply reduce the number of years ...

State Sen. Scott Wiener proposed new legislation that would make it easier for renters and others to use portable solar panels and lower electric bills.

Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more scarce, growers ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Ross Franson stood on the road between two fields, where nothing grows under the Fresno County sun. As a teen, Franson ...

A San José-based tech company that sells roof shingles with built-in solar panels is the latest to announce plans to leave the Golden State for Texas. GAF Energy will relocate its headquarters to ...

On an early spring day, California Solar Electric Cooperative workers gathered at a local food co-op in Grass Valley, California, for a company meeting. Posters celebrating cooperative principles ...