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A small company in California is causing a big headache for the multibillion-dollar solar industry.
The largest category of power plants applying to connect to the U.S. grid are now solar. Over a third of those are hybrids that include battery storage.
It comes after a company pulled a request to give the county more time to update its regulations.
Solar technology has become more reliable and more efficient over time, which lowers the cost of generating energy. As those costs decrease, a…
With the dramatic expansion of renewable energy technologies over the last decade, power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal have offered a more sustainable—and increasingly more affordable—path forward.
The U.S. solar industry has grown significantly in the last decade as solar power has become more affordable, efficient, and accessible. Not surprisingly, solar energy use and investment varies considerably across cities.
Dominion Energy announced Monday that it had acquired a solar power project in Orange County as part of a bid to expand its clean energy portfolio.
The 69 churches are raising funds for solar-powered generators for 50 homes in Puerto Rico that are still without electricity, more than 18 months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
By Terry M. Jarrett
Electricity-generating tinted windows reveal sustainable future
Jarrett is an energy attorney and consultant who has served on both the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the Misso…
It made for colorful news this week — President Trump announcing a halt to the Obama Administration’s massive “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). Pundit…
A bill by a Roanoke senator would exempt certain proprietary information from public view in contracts with government.
The Roanoke Times is right to see innovative energy policy as a key part of addressing the economic challenges facing Southwest Virginia (“Fix…
Next time you drive by the Berglund Center, look up on the roof. What do you see? You’ll probably see just an ordinary roof.
Do you want to prevent future coal mine cave-ins, etc? Or what about trench collapse on digging pipelines? Why can't we save the earth from to…
In his recent commentary ("Energy in the new Virginia economy," Oct. 16), Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore touted the acc…
In his recent commentary (“Energy in the new Virginia economy,” Oct. 16), Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore touted the acc…
Gov. Terry McAuliffe was in Lexington on Monday to flip the switch on Virginia’s first community solar project.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The world's first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun's energy made history Tuesday as it…
While full of compelling, well-researched evidence, your article "Geologist says karst unsuitable for pipeline" (July 8) may still fall on deaf ears.