Solar installers learn to be nimble in selling batteries
pv magazine USA spoke to solar installers who learned first-hand that interest in batteries can vary from customer to customer, as it can often depend on geography and state policy, among other factors.
Budderfly activates multi-region virtual power plant
The company is now running grid flexibility services for small and mid-sized business customers across the CAISO, NE-ISO, PJM, and SPP independent system operator grids.
U.S. energy storage market sees record growth in Q1 2025
The Wood Mackenzie/American Clean Power U.S. Energy Storage Monitor forecasts 15.2 GW/48.7 GWh of capacity will be added in 2025 across all sectors.
Access to power is the key driver behind data center siting decisions
A new report from Bloom Energy found that data center developers severely underestimate utility power delays, lending greater importance to onsite generation.
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.
Fixing residential solar’s trust problem
A buyer-oriented approach could help solar installers begin to rebuild trust with wary homeowners.
For rooftop, community solar, ‘we’re all for it,’ ComEd says
Electric utility ComEd and its parent company Exelon spoke in a keynote session at the Midwest Solar Expo about why, as utilities, they want growth in the community solar and rooftop solar markets.
Top solar module providers lose billions in 2024 despite nearly doubling shipments
The world’s largest suppliers of solar panels shipped 500 GW but revenues decreased significantly, said a report from Wood Mackenzie.
Residential solar expected to grow 9% annually through 2030
U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2025 report sees great potential in the residential solar market despite current challenges including the tariff effect on supply chain, potential elimination of tax credits and continued high interest rates.
How state policy plays an important role in cutting carbon emissions
Using a breadth of datasets, researchers modeled how states’ clean energy goals might evolve under state-led action versus federal support.
