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Houses with solar panels in a suburban neighborhood.

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Texas city launches group-buy solar program to help homeowners shop for rooftop savings

A Mobile gas station with fuel prices starting at $3.89 per gallon.

Business

Central Florida gas nears $4 a gallon as summer heat turns AC into a budget breaker

A power inverter with a green indicator light on a wooden surface among scattered items.

Home

Botched solar job sparks fire fears after 130-pound battery is found in loft

Solar panels leaning against a wooden fence in a narrow outdoor space.

Tech

A stack of free solar panels may be enough to keep a rented garden plot off the grid

Solar panels installed on a structure, viewed from below against a clear sky.

Tech

White walls in California are helping steep bifacial panels squeeze more power from a small yard

A hazy landscape with trees and a hillside under smoky conditions.

Tech

Washington homeowner tracks 20% solar drop as wildfire smoke dims sunny-day output

A person holding a flashlight in a dark room.

Home

After 7 blackouts in 2 months, Maryland residents say heat is forcing them out of their homes

The sun shining brightly on a house with solar panels on the roof and surrounding greenery,

Home

Rooftop solar owner says winter is when panels, batteries, and heat pumps prove their worth

A community event in Miami-Dade County.

Home

South Florida families get summer savings kits, free groceries as energy bills climb

An electric vehicle charger on a wall.

Tech

Massachusetts rolls out free chargers that let some EVs power homes during outages

Two people discussing solar panel options.

Home

Solar owners compare the mistakes they'd avoid, from undersized systems to skipped batteries

A rusty pipe connected to a water heater with water leaking from the joint.

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Homeowner weighs replacing 2015 water heater as leak risk, emergency costs grow