Solar should actually be subsidized more, and fossil fuels should be subsidized less. But that is not Duke Energy’s main concern. Its main concern is to remain in control without competition. Subsidies for power production come from the both federal and state governments. Duke benefits from federal …

Builders in California will be required to fit solar panels on most new homes from 2020 under new building standards adopted on Wednesday, a move that is the first in the United States and could provide a big boost to the solar industry. The decision, adopted unanimously by the five-member California …

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. signed on the first community solar project for its Regional Renewable Choice program with the renewable energy developer ForeFront Power. The program allows all customers, including renters and those who can’t install solar, the option of purchasing up to 100 percent …

On May 9, 2018, the state upped the ante, with the California Energy Commission unanimously approving a plan that mandates all new homes and apartment buildings must have some form of solar power. That, in a word, is historic. Sure, similar mandates have been passed by U.S. cities, but this one’s …

California will require that new homes include their own solar panels beginning in 2020, state officials announced Wednesday in the latest step to …

Utilities love solar, as long as they own it. The idea of customers generating their own solar power, and selling it back to the grid, strikes fear into big …