State and local governments can expand access and slash electric bills by simplifying slow, expensive permitting processes.

The legal fight over a proposed town of Dunkirk solar energy farm continues. A Fredonia-based lawyer who owns land adjacent to the Williams Street site has sued over the Dunkirk Town Board’s September ...

The Stutsman County Commission on a 4-1 vote approved proposed amendments to the county zoning ordinance for solar energy ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — A multinational company seeking to build a controversial 1,900-acre solar farm near Zeeland may bypass local permits. RWE, a Germany-based energy company, has scheduled two March ...

A new community solar project that has applied for a permit to operate in Gamber would have the capacity to power 2,040 homes ...

A solar project in Vermilion County near Rankin continues to move forward. Board approval of the landscape screening and ...

To pitch a 'My Turn' guest column, email jdalessio@news-gazette.com. MAHOMET — One month after tabling a special-use permit for a proposed solar farm near Mahomet, the Champaign County Board voted ...

A new solar electrical generation facility near Coulee City has received a conditional use permit from Grant County officials. When it goes into operation, Dry Falls Solar is projected to generate up ...

"You need to speak to several contractors before making a final selection," said Michael Trahan, a solar energy expert.