A solar panel installation in your home can bring all sorts of benefits: lower electric bills, a smaller carbon footprint and even raising the value of your home. But what if your house is surrounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solar panels on grasslands can generate electricity and useful forage or wildlife habitat. Matthew Sturchio, CC BY-ND Grasses ...

Linda Hezel gets up early to clip herbs, vegetables and produce from the plants on her farm north of Kansas City. “I'm trying peppers which you normally think would be only in full sun,” Hezel said.

For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to ...

HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (WANE) — While high temperatures continue to blanket Indiana, this flock of sheep keeps cool in the shade underneath Northeastern REMC’s solar panels. Zach Warner, a local sheep ...

The shade of a tree on the roof would limit the amount of energy generated by the panels. The company estimates that the facility would generate about 6,500 kWh per year, far below the 49,000 kWh ...

Sheep and solar panels work hand in hand to generate enough power for a small town. Solar energy installations have the potential to generate a lot of much-needed electricity. A 20-megawatt ...