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Rising Electric Rates Tied to Distribution Spending, Disasters and Some Clean Energy Programs, Study Says

A new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab identified broad trends in electric rates from 2019 to 2024, but cautioned that it could not prove causality, and pricing dynamics vary state to state.

By Blanca Begert

 High-voltage transmission lines run along Interstate 5 in the central California community of Buttonwillow. Credit: Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images
An aerial view of solar panels on the roof of a home in San Rafael, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Bigger and Less Expensive: A Snapshot of U.S. Rooftop Solar Power and How It’s Changed

By Dan Gearino
UC Berkeley students participate in a class at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Emeryville, California. Credit: Thor Swift/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

New Grant Will Further Research to Identify and Generate Biomass in California’s North San Joaquin Valley

By Ruchi Shahagadkar
A view of a large array of solar panels, located one hour north of Los Angeles in Kern County near Mojave, Calif. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers

By Dan Gearino
Wind turbines and solar panels merge in the desert of Mojave, Calif. Credit: Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Community Opposition and Grid Challenges Slow the Pace of Renewable Efforts, National Survey of Developers Shows

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

DOE: Big Utilities Can Get Reliable Power from Small Solar PV Arrays

By Sara Stroud

Research Spurs Hope of Mimicking Photosynthesis to Boost Solar Efficiency

By Amy Westervelt

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