What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

Case in point: the Ivanpah solar project. Maybe you’ve seen the unsightly, blindingly bright towers while traveling from L.A. to Las Vegas, in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada state line. Maybe you’ve read about birds getting fried to death as they fly through the sunlight directed to the tops of the towers by fields of mirrors.

Two units at the massive solar power plant near Primm, Nevada will shut down in the coming years as a deal with a California utility winds down.NRG Energy and P

The Primm plant went into service a decade ago. During the 2000s and 2010s, various private companies invested in large-scale concentrating solar power in the United States. “It

Morgan Rynor reports if residents choose to leave on Friday, the management company will give them $14,000. Those who leave by April or May will get $7,000 and $3,000, respectively.

The seasons will battle over the thermostat across the U.S. next week. Spring-like temperatures will take over much of the South and East while winter keeps parts of the northern tier in its grasp. Will you need to turn on your air conditioning to accommodate the 80s or keep that heat cranking in the single digits?

Sutter County, Yuba City and Live Oak have begun the process of joining a coalition of local government agencies in the region that have created an alternative to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for electricity generation.

Nicaragua’s Congress has approved a constitutional reform that would make President Daniel Ortega and his wife “copresidents” of the Central American nation. Rosario Murillo currently serves as vice p

BENSON — Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., was selected in January to receive $485 million in grant money through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's New Empowering Rural America Program.

Indicted Boston City Counselor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who was federally charged for an alleged kickback scheme, says she can’t afford the fees of her court-appointed attorney and wants

YUBA CITY — Lower-cost electricity could be heading your way if you live in California's Sutter or Nevada counties. Pioneer Community Energy, a not-for-profit electricity provider, is looking to expand its service. The company is locally owned and already serves approximately 800,000 customers.

A hidden treasure beneath California’s Mojave Desert is set to revolutionize the renewable energy sector. Spanish solar developer RIC Energy has unveiled an ambitious plan to build the state’s largest green hydrogen facility,