Phoebe Skok
A “sorting year” for solar and storage
2026 is emerging as a decisive moment as capital concentrates around projects that can demonstrate early procurement and execution certainty.
U.S. PPA volumes fell 22% in 2025 due to policy shocks
Solar PPA prices rose 8% last year as tax credit uncertainty and FEOC compliance reduced the pool of bankable projects, according to a new report from Pexapark.
What it’s like to build grid-scale batteries in Texas versus California
While both markets face ancillary market saturation, it has very different consequences in CAISO than in ERCOT.
Certification hurdles inhibit growth of solar panel reuse market
A new white paper from SPR argues that interconnection rules and unfavorable economics make large-scale, responsible reuse largely infeasible.
Joint venture NeoVolta Power will bring BESS manufacturing to Georgia
The partnership with PotisEdge and LONGi marks NeoVolta’s first move into domestic manufacturing.
What’s next for battery technology in 2026
Longer-duration storage, safety-driven procurement and FEOC compliance are starting to push alternative chemistries closer to scale.
The installer-customer mismatch on residential battery motivations
While resilience remains a key driver for homeowners to adopt residential battery storage, it’s not as high on the priority list for most customers as many installers believe.
U.S. battery market faces a make-or-break year in 2026
The industry faces rising demand, tighter economics and higher expectations for performance and reliability.
Solar-plus-storage VPPs must be ‘indistinguishable’ from peakers to win over grid operators, says EnergyHub
A EnergyHub report lays out what it will take for dispatchers to treat VPPs like conventional power plants.
What to know about ERCOT’s new RTC+B program
Under the real-time co-optimization structure, batteries will be recognized as both generators and loads.
