9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (621+ words) "I don't think we have seen anything like this ever here in Indiantown." After heavy rain hit Indiantown, Florida, some residents said their streets looked more like swimming pools than roads. Floodwater spread across neighborhoods, submerging roadways, entering homes and…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (475+ words) New Jersey is now the ninth state to legalize balcony solar, as dozens more consider bills. New Jersey residents looking to lower their electric bills now have a new, more accessible solar option. Portable plug-in solar panels that meet safety…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (385+ words) Even when an older panel no longer reaches its original rating, it can still have practical value. An owner trying to squeeze a little more life out of aging solar panels raised a question many homeowners eventually face: When old…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (626+ words) The change is part of the state's energy affordability omnibus bill. In Massachusetts, homeowners can end up waiting longer on rooftop solar paperwork than on the installation itself. Lawmakers in the state are considering a proposal that could cut solar…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (548+ words) "We should empower people to generate their own electricity and to lower their electric bills." Across California, plenty of people live in apartments, condos, or other housing where rooftop solar doesn't make sense. A pair of bills the Legislature has…...

3+ day, 50+ min ago   (689+ words) "This all started when I was thinking about getting an EV." Spare solar panels can seem like an easy way to cut utility bills — until the cost of energy storage and hardware math complicate things. That was the situation facing…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (559+ words) Distance mattered: the closer the solar array, the stronger the effect. A new study finds that a home solar array can shape behavior beyond the property where it is installed. Nearby households may end up using less electricity and moving…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (565+ words) Livestock can become an easy food source for predators and large reptiles. A massive python surpassing the weight of some full-grown people was captured in Malaysia after firefighters said it appeared to be targeting a goat near a rural settlement....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (498+ words) What began as an effort to catch rats in a Rajasthan home turned into a far more serious encounter. When the family checked a rat trap placed near a cupboard, the cage in their Semla village house contained a black…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (161+ words) The point of those upgrades is to prevent millions of outage minutes each year. A new battery microgrid in Trenton, Florida, could keep the lights on for 1,500 customers when the main grid goes down. For residents in hurricane-prone parts of…...