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A majority of new energy added to the grid in the U.S. came from solar installations, according to a new report.

Some local officials worry solar could take a big bite out of agricultural land. So far, it has amounted to less than 1%, trade group says.

A study led by Sen. Mary Boren (D-Norman) included representatives from the renewable energy industry, a nonprofit and Oklahoma State University.

Texas' Solar for All program was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.

Several planned projects would have brought solar to communities in the Midwest and Great Plains for the first time. Others would have expanded existing efforts. Now, the projects are on hold after the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly terminated $7 billion in funding.

Evergy Kansas Central customers will see bills increase about 8.6% to fund the construction of two natural gas plants and a solar plants. Evergy last received a $41 million rate hike in 2023.

National energy data show the country is winding down coal generation and replacing it with renewables.

Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem.

Two Kansas counties approved regulations allowing the construction of what would be the largest utility-scale solar farm in the state. But while residents say they support green energy, there's a vocal contingent pushing back against building 2,000 acres of panels so close to their communities.

New research shows how increasingly intense solar flares could disrupt the GPS satellite connections that have made Kansas farms more efficient.