Last year, Governor Schwarzenegger's plan for a Million Solar Roofs in California failed in the Legislature. Majority Democrats wanted requirements for union labor that the Governor wouldn't buy. So ...

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 ...

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A solar panel blitz is on in California, as stressed-out homeowners attempt to beat an end-of-month deadline to save ...

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 ...

California Assembly Bill 942 would end net metering for homes with solar panels upon sale of the property. The bill aims to address the cost shift from solar users to non-solar users, estimated at ...

Over the past two decades, California has become a juggernaut of solar energy production. But that doesn’t mean its residents are reaping huge benefits. A new analysis by Los Angeles Times staff ...

The window is closing for U.S. homeowners hoping to get federal tax relief for installing solar panels. As part of the recently passed legislation dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 30% ...

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 ...