California is the nation’s leading solar producer, and roughly 29% of its electricity consumption is solar generated. In fact, solar energy is California’s largest source of renewable electricity ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — California solar owners will have a new chance to get their unused solar refunds increased. California’s highest court has sent a lawsuit over rooftop solar compensation ...

The legislation has faced broad opposition from solar customers, the solar industry and environmentalists. A bill to slash payments for rooftop solar panels moved forward in the California Legislature ...

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The reclamation facility runs up a power bill of about $5,000 each month and the solar-plus-battery project will help offset the wastewater treatment center’s energy costs.

Environmentalists said the state Public Utilities Commission violated state law by not considering all the benefits of the solar panels and by not ensuring that rooftop solar systems could continue to ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are advancing legislation that solar advocates say could undermine the state’s rooftop solar program and reduce home values for millions of customers.