Average residential solar project $9,000 more without tax credit, said EnergySage
Reaching an investment breakeven point will take 43% longer if the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to gut rooftop solar tax credits goes through, said the company.
The silver lining of ERCOT’s battery market saturation
Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only independent power producer, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.
Solar grazing undergoing rapid growth, census finds
The scale of livestock grazing in agrivoltaic installations is much larger than previously understood, found the first solar grazing census by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the American Solar Grazing Association.
Illinois powers up a new generation of community solar 2.0
A state that’s considered a leader in U.S. community solar policy powered up the first of its new type of community solar projects, which was years in the making.
Interconnection shake-out: 160 GW of solar advances as 12% of projects bow out
About one-sixth of queued solar capacity now holds signed interconnection agreements, signaling real progress even as developers pull more than 130 GW of projects amid tightening interconnection rules.
U.S. residential solar on the brink of collapse
Residential solar is on a downturn, and things may get worse. In a shock for the industry, the latest draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” excludes residential solar lease providers from the Investment Tax Credit.
DESRI begins construction on 205 MW solar, 1,000 MWh storage project in Arizona
The Buckeye, Ariz. project is expected to generate enough electricity to power about 40,000 homes per year.
U.S. battery storage market booming with 60% annual growth
The rapid expansion is partially due to falling manufacturing costs, a trend that is expected to continue over the next five to seven years, said Rystad Energy.
Largest battery storage project wins fast-track approval in California
The Darden Clean Energy Project, paired with 1.1 GW of solar, will provide enough electricity to power 850,000 homes for four hours.
Midwest utility-scale solar advances on three milestone announcements
Earthrise Energy, Redeux Energy Partners, and Geronimo Power announced project finance deals, portfolio investment, and the commercial operations of two projects, respectively.
