Solar to represent half of new U.S. electric generating capacity in 2025
The Energy Information Administration said developers plan to add 21 GW of solar in the second half of 2025 alone.
Solar project and finance updates: Texas, New Mexico and eastern U.S.
OCI Energy closes a utility-scale solar project sale, National Renewable Solutions activates a project in New Mexico, and SolAmerica Energy closes on a revolving credit facility for distributed solar in the eastern U.S.
Third Pillar floats 500 MW of utility-scale floating solar in Texas
Third Pillar was given exclusive access to develop a potential 500 MW of floating solar in water reservoirs in Texas.
CIP acquires another 1 GWh Arizona battery
CIP’s fund has snapped up a 250 MW, four-hour duration BESS project in Arizona.
Pivot Energy and CU Boulder break ground on 5 MW solar project
The university will source electricity from the Weld County, Colorado project via a virtual net metering project.
How one Texas solar company cut engineering and permitting time from 40 days to four
New tools in the residential solar space help reduce the time it takes for engineering and permitting, providing streamlined processes and lowering costs as the industry faces the end of the solar tax credit.
Calibrant energizes three battery storage systems in New York, delivering 55.7 MWh
Calibrant energizes three front-of-the-meter battery projects in New York state, supplying capacity to Con Edison’s grid.
Portland utility activates 1.9 GWh of battery energy storage
Portland General Electric announced the completion of three new battery projects adding 475 MW / 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to the grid.
California activates $2 billion solar and energy storage facility
The Eland project will deliver about 7% of Los Angeles’s electricity.
U.S. may deploy 53 GW of solar in 2025, 61 GW in 2026 – but FEOC looms
BloombergNEF projects continued solar deployment growth in 2025 and 2026, though looming Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions may shave tens of gigawatts off capacity additions later in the decade.
