Groundbreaking study shows how solar panels age after 30 years of use: 'It's an important message to the photovoltaic industry'

Well, at least maybe in the solar panel world. That's because a study of six, three-decade-old arrays in Switzerland found ...

Researchers make disheartening discovery about families struggling to pay rising utility bills: 'We were ripped from our nests'

Philip Fisher, director of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, which conducted the survey, told KQED that, when parents ...
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Tech-savvy homeowners reveal 'practical ways' to keep the lights on during blackouts: 'That sense of relief makes it all worthwhile'

YouTuber Matt Ferrell designed his off-grid home for maximum resilience, including a huge solar array and backup batteries.
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Harvard Law School lecturer issues stark warning as 'city-sized' data centers threaten to inflate utility bills: 'Costs … are going to increase for everyone'

The sudden explosion of AI data center construction is making us all pay higher electrical bills, not just the tech companies ...