August 11, 2017 | Amy Quinton
On August 21st, the US will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1979. While Californians will only see a partial eclipse, the rare event will darken skies and challenge the electric grid.
March 19, 2017
(AP) - California is producing so much solar-powered electricity during daytime hours that some plants are shutting down until demand picks up later in the day.
September 13, 2016 | Amy Quinton
Improved drought conditions and more renewables lead to decrease in natural gas use this summer.
August 8, 2016 | Ben Bradford
A plan to transform the California energy grid and partner with other Western states to share electricity will not move forward this year.
July 14, 2016 | Amy Quinton
California ISO says solar production has hit a new record.
June 6, 2016
California has so much solar energy that some days there's too much. One solution is to join forces across state borders. But in the West, that's sparking some not-so-neighborly opposition.
May 2, 2016
(AP) - A solar-powered airplane has taken off from California for Arizona, the latest leg of its journey around the world using only energy from the sun.
March 28, 2016
(AP) — A Carson City judge has ruled against a proposed ballot measure that seeks to reverse Nevada's rooftop solar rate hike.
March 22, 2016 | Steve Milne
A growing number of communities in California are buying their own electricity rather than using large utilities. That includes the City of Davis and Yolo County. The two governments are forming a joint power authority to buy electricity.
January 25, 2016
(AP) - Rooftop solar companies want to take their fight over new solar rates to voters.
