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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California is changing how renewable energy and water conservation work together. In the state’s Central Valley, a new $20 million project called Project Nexus has transformed regular water canals ...

The California Public Utilities Commission failed to abide by state law when it slashed financial incentives for residential rooftop solar panels in 2022, environmental groups argued before the ...

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 ...

California offers a variety of rebates for energy-efficient systems, driven by both state initiatives and federal programs like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Some of the key rebate programs ...

Fighting about rooftop solar in California never seems to get old. Kicking off the latest conflict is legislation that would reduce the benefits that longtime solar customers receive for extra ...

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 ...