Making sense of CAISO’s bid cost recovery mechanism and what it means for batteries
As California batteries increasingly depend on bid cost recovery to smooth out market deviations, the make-whole mechanism is being reshaped to balance flexibility and fairness.
Canada set to surpass 2024 solar growth with rise in behind-the-meter PV
Canada is on track to deploy more solar in 2025 than it did in 2024, according to the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA), with behind-the-meter installations having a particularly active year to date.
Community solar makes subtle gains in capacity, but bold moves in policy across the U.S.
Many states made steady gains in community solar capacity last quarter while other states fought for the ability to have community solar capacity.
Solar is reshaping California’s Central Valley. What happens to the rural farming communities next door?
A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.
U.S. installs 14.5 GW of large-scale solar in the first half of 2025
Solar represented 75% of grid capacity additions in the first half, followed distantly by wind and natural gas, said new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
U.S. residential solar averages record-low $29,000 before incentives, says EnergySage
A marketplace report on the first half of 2025 reveals that median loan rates for residential solar projects climbed to 7.5%, with 38% of surveyed contractors saying loan demand decreased.
Batteries could be the catalyst for the next phase of the AI boom
On-site storage paired with hydrogen and solar could unlock reliability and scalability for next-gen data centers.
How batteries can change a data center application from a “no” to a “yes”
Energy storage can be the final push a utility needs to accept a new large load application.
Electricity demand may help solar developers weather OBBBA disruptions
VDE America’s Brian Grenko says a focus on portfolio management and risk mitigation can help developers succeed.
Canada backs 32 MW Indigenous-owned solar project
Canada is investing CAD 33 million ($23.8 million) in a 32 MW solar project to be built by George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan.
