Global utility-scale solar additions hit 182 GW in 2024
Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW (AC) in 2024, with the top 33 countries now accounting for 765 GW, or roughly 93% of the global total, according to Wiki-Solar.
Sunrise brief: Tariff on aluminum and steel has solar ramifications
Also on the rise: Large batteries with grid-forming inverters can increase renewables hosting capacity. How utilities use financial models to justify higher rates of return. And more.
Community solar steps ahead in Maine with 15 new operational projects
Nautilus Solar, a community solar specialist, grew its Maine portfolio by over 78 MW in 2024 and now has over 13,000 subscribers in the state.
Sunrise brief: Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing
Also on the rise: Moss Landing fire leads to emergency regulations. Trump administration pulls the plug on funding electric vehicle charging networks. And more.
Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing
Forty-three small businesses will receive credits for the 22.7 MW dc generated from the projects.
The solar bowl: Which U.S. sports stadiums have the most solar panels?
As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine USA looks at how the National Football League and other major league sports adopt solar.
Sunrise brief: Federal pause to solar permitting and wetland approvals
Also on the rise: Indigenized Energy completes Solar for All projects. U.S. energy storage market thrives despite political and market uncertainty. And more.
Federal pause to solar permitting and wetland approvals
Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Secretary of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Land Management, have halted approvals for wind and solar projects on federal land and in federally regulated areas.
Georgia Power’s 2025 IRP: Further shift towards battery storage
State resourcing plans are increasingly updating battery energy storage systems (BESS) plans, especially those tied to solar.
Indigenized Energy completes Solar for All projects
Residential solar installations in South Dakota and Montana are the first of many solar-plus-storage projects for members of the Tribal Renewable Energy Coalition.
