A fire hall in downtown Greensburg is going solar this year with rooftop panels to generate electricity, which the city fire chief says will save money on energy costs. “It will be a substantial ...

As demand for renewable energy grows, solar power presents a challenge. Its widespread use often takes up valuable agricultural land, disrupting food production, local economies and the environment.

Horticulure professor and chair Ajay Nair plants bell peppers at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University in June 2024. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – ...

MT. VERNON, Ohio (WCMH) — Renewable energy projects are expanding in Ohio, but not everyone is welcoming them. A small airport in central Ohio is worried a solar project may hurt its pilots and it has ...

A series of wind turbines dot the southern sky in rural Central Indiana, about an hour north of Indianapolis. Anthony Downing, a farmer in Howard County, can see them from the farm. On a clear night, ...

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Solar panels are no longer just lining barn roofs and field edges, they are rising directly above rows of vegetables, orchards and vineyards, reshaping how food and power are produced on the same ...

Community solar projects allow subscribers to benefit from the renewable energy source even without installing solar panels. Old Hill Farms, in Yorktown, N.Y., produces enough solar energy to power ...

Federal cuts to the Solar for All program will take away approximately $33 million to fund solar energy projects in the City of Gary, officials said. Former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction ...

Dallas is continuing to expand its solar infrastructure on municipal buildings, although officials acknowledge that changes ...

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Japan’s ruling party has proposed cutting government subsidies for large-scale solar projects, as it pushes to reduce emphasis on renewables in the nation’s energy strategy.