Winter Storm Fern disrupts North American solar in late January
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that January 2026 began with relatively mild, solar-favorable conditions across much of the eastern U.S., but ended with Winter Storm Fern, as a polar vortex disruption triggered widespread cold, clouds, and sharply reduced solar generation. A rare S4-level solar radiation storm was also recorded in mid-January, though it had no direct impact on photovoltaic performance or solar data quality.
Four reasons why grid services are the unsung hero of the U.S. clean energy future
Grid services and VPPs turn everyday home devices into a dynamic, cost-effective solution for a modernizing electric grid.
Sunny Skies Ahead for U.S. Solar in 2026
The global solar industry is poised to grow 20X by 2050, according to recent research from the International Solar Alliance. This growth will also create roughly 27 million new jobs. As the fog of last year’s policy changes in the U.S. slowly begins to clear, domestic solar markets are poised to continue to grow rapidly. […]
What to expect from the solar market in 2026
As the solar industry navigates a 2026 landscape defined by AI-driven demand and shifting federal incentives, success will belong to developers who prioritize execution and resilience over simple scale.
The war on solar and renewable energy is real. If the public doesn’t care, we’ll lose
An opinion article issues a call to arms for the renewable energy industry to combat misinformation and aggressive federal deregulation through a grassroots “war of words.”
Say goodbye to grading: New alternatives for solar on challenging topography
Leveraging advanced racking technologies and strategic terrain assessments allows developers to minimize costly grading while maximizing the economic and environmental performance of utility-scale solar projects.
Global solar enters period of adjustment, as market conditions redefine rules of competition
Global solar growth is flattening in major markets as oversupply from China and India drives prices down and shifts competition from sheer volume to execution, policy alignment, and system integration. Across the U.S., Europe, and China, energy storage is becoming essential for project viability, making PV-plus-storage and strong EPC partnerships the new basis for winning projects in 2026 and beyond.
2026 National Electrical Code changes: PCS and EMS part 2
Power control and energy management systems (PCS and EMS) are powerful tools that will enable the next generation of electrical systems, and the way they are featured in the 2026 NEC is a testament to the ways they can unlock the capability of distributed energy systems and more fully utilize the capacity of electrical infrastructure.
2026 is set to be a year of reset, repowering, and resilient growth
As the solar industry navigates a transformative 2026, success belongs to the “middle market” innovators and service-driven firms mastering the billion-dollar repowering boom.
La Niña Ridge drives December solar gains across U.S. Southwest
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that December’s solar resource reflected a classic La Niña pattern, with suppressed irradiance in the Pacific Northwest and above-normal conditions across the southern U.S. A blocking ridge brought clear skies and strong solar gains to the Southwest and Texas, while cloud cover and fog reduced output farther north.
