Ask families in Germany and the UK what happens when more and more supposedly “cheap” solar and wind power is added to the national power mix, and they can tell you by looking at their utility bills: ...

"Going to supplement my rooftop system with this if it passes to surpass the 100% usage limit." Lawmakers introduce bill to ...

A Redditor attracted attention online by sharing a video about new plug-and-play solar panels that are making home solar more accessible for both homeowners and renters. The video, which depicted a ...

In 1812 Frederick Winsor, a madcap entrepreneur, invented the public utility. The idea behind his Gas Light and Coke company, which would supply residents of London, was that instead of each household ...

Last month, an energy think tank released some rare good news for the climate: The world is on track to install 29 percent more solar capacity this year than it did the year before, according to a ...

Some of the best solutions to engineering problems occur when you combine two problems that solve each other. In engineering this is the concept of symbiotic design. The integrated solution uses the ...

Flying north from the City Hall helipad, it was hard to shake the feeling that Los Angeles never really ends. Downtown skyscrapers and Dodger Stadium parking lots gave way to lush foothill suburbs ...