Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.

The Georgia House could cast a vote on as early as this week on a bill that would give the Public Service Commission the sweeping power to regulate solar panel installers.

The state Public Service Commission approved a $1.8 billion rate increase requested by Georgia Power on Tuesday that embraced most of an agreement between the agency’s staff and the company presented last week.

Runoff from a growing number of giant solar farms polluting rivers and streams in rural South Georgia is becoming a major concern, an official with the state Environmental Protection Division said Monday.

The slowdown is caused in part by an ongoing federal investigation into alleged tariff evasion by foreign solar cell manufacturers.

Alderman Nick Palumbo says Savannah is poised to become Georgia's largest municipal provider of solar energy.

Scientists who want to understand what's beyond our solar system have designed an interstellar spacecraft that could go out farther and faster than the famous Voyager probes.

Georgia Power is nearing its limit on residential solar panels. Environmental groups want to expand the program.

Cooperative solar allows customers who couldn’t normally participate, those with shady yards or rental properties, to take advantage of solar. Walton...

A Nobel Prize-winning energy expert says Georgia is a leader in clean energy production.