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Texas SB624 restrict homeowners from installing solar panels

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Texas considers new bill that could severely limit residents’ use of solar power: ‘[It] would turn all of Texas into an HOA’

Greenland’s Petermann Glacier

Outdoors

New analysis makes troubling prediction about one of Greenland’s biggest glaciers: ‘Much larger than anything we suspected’

Paper-thin solar cells

Tech

Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’

ASCEND, a new solar-powered car

Tech

College students reach worldwide driving competition with their remarkable sun-powered car: ‘It’s an endurance test’

Manojit Mondal, Handmade solar-powered car

Tech

Businessman creates homemade sun-powered car that basically runs on pennies: ‘A mechanical landmark’

Tesla Powerwalls

Business

Tesla’s new program is helping low-income families save money on energy costs: ‘If it works there, it would work anywhere’

Solar shingles

Home

Homeowner finds clever way to sidestep his HOA’s strict solar panel rules: ‘[HOAs] can be brutal’

Chevrolet EV

Business

Chevy discontinues cult-favorite car after just seven years on the market: ‘What a disappointment’

HOAs install arrays of solar panels on their roofs.

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An HOA made up a rule and then tried to take away this family’s home — so they fought back in court

home renovation, Solar panels, rooftop solar

Home

This trending home renovation fad could add thousands of dollars to your home’s value — and slash your power bills

Powerwall solar charging

Tech

Tesla just announced a brand new way its customers can charge their vehicles — and save plenty of money in the process

WattBuy save big on electricity costs

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Business

Here’s how to lower your energy bills in a single click — without getting ‘scammed’ by electricity companies