Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential ...

If you live in Chico or anywhere in Butte County, you already know the challenges of relying on PG&E. Rates seem to climb every year — up more than 30 percent in the past five years — and the threat ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

Portable solar panels neatly ride the line between fallback options during a power outage and convenient sources of electricity on the go. Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in ...

Virginia Heredia is one of the residents at B20 Senior Apartments in Chico who said they were surprised to find a note at their door earlier this month warning of an impending rate hike. "I thought it ...