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A person writes in a notebook while recording information from water meters on a wall.

Business

In California, a $40 water bill became $3,700 — and officials found 900 faulty meters

A house with solar panels on the roof, surrounded by greenery and a patio.

Tech

Home solar owners in Poland can pair panels with bigger batteries, if exports stay capped

A row of battery containers on a metal frame, with visible labels and colorful connectors.

Tech

105-unit affordable New York apartment building adds one of the largest indoor batteries

Rooftops with solar panels on buildings and air conditioning units.

Tech

US rooftop solar grew 5x in a decade, and California still generates 37% of it

A residential building in Wales with solar panels on the roof and parked cars in the foreground.

Home

In England, 10,000 council homes could get solar and insulation to cut bills by $334 per year

A person is installing plumbing valves on a white water heater.

Home

In Michigan, a heat pump water heater looked smart until the numbers favored natural gas

A portable Jackery power station on a wooden picnic table surrounded by trees and autumn leaves.

Tech

Jackery's $619 portable battery can grow to 11 kWh, offering renters backup

A person adjusting an AC unit's temperature.

Home

Toronto homeowner sets thermostat to 73 degrees, but new heat pump pushes home to 77 and higher

A house with a tiled roof features solar panels on one side, surrounded by a grassy area and trees.

Tech

In Germany, rooftop solar can wait 12 days for approval — or 5 minutes if the grid can handle it

Solar panels installed on a structure in a field near a building with a green roof.

Home

DIY solar setup delivers an estimated 17,500 watts of heat using secondhand panels

A hand with dirt on the fingers is positioned above a dusty solar panel.

Tech

In Australia, rooftop solar is surging, but neglected systems could fail years too soon

A balcony with a blue umbrella and a solar panel, surrounded by adjacent apartment buildings.

Home

New Jersey lawmaker pushes first US plug-in solar bill with up to $1,000 in rebates