By Ryan Kennedy

Behind-the-meter solar for homes, businesses, and communities comes with numerous benefits, said a paper from Stanford engineering professor Mark Jacobson.projects can generally be placed in two buckets: they are either large utility-scale ground mounted projects connected to the grid, or they are smaller, distributed projects, typically 20 MW in capacity or less. 

As families make tough choices between paying the power bill or buying groceries, there are mandates and market manipulations keeping expensive coal online and consumers paying the price.

By Marcia Dinkins

West Virginia has been named the least environmentally sustainable state in the U.S., according to a recent report by LendingTree that evaluated states on five major environmental metrics. The study placed West Virginia at the bottom due to significant challenges, including high carbon dioxide emissions, low renewable energy use, and limited electric vehicle (EV) adoption.