Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have investigated how excess solar power from rooftop PV installations can be used for solar pre-cooling and pre-heating (SPCaH) ...

On 14 days during March, Arizona utilities got a gift from California: free solar power. Well, actually better than free. California produced so much solar power on those days that it paid Arizona to ...

This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Idaho Power is looking to make sizable adjustments to the level at which solar users in the state are compensated for the extra power they generate.

Net metering was established in 1983 to support the solar industry when systems were expensive and adoption rates were low. The policy allows homeowners with solar panels to sell excess electricity ...

Grid operators are tasked with balancing electricity supply and demand to ensure a stable and safe electric system. When power generation significantly exceeds demand, grid operators must ...

Solar panels and wind turbines give the world bountiful energy — but come with a conundrum. When it’s sunny and windy out, in many places these renewables produce more electricity than is actually ...

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three ...