The journey of urban microgrids: From backup to backbone of city resilience
Integrating microgrids through advanced management systems transforms isolated backup power into a dynamic, interconnected foundation for urban grid resilience and stability.
New Jersey offers incentives for up to 65 MW of agrivoltaics projects
The Rutgers University rural agrivoltaics program has advised New Jersey regulators on the design of a pilot agrivoltaics program. Projects receiving support will need to track data on agricultural production on fields with and without solar installations.
The installer-customer mismatch on residential battery motivations
While resilience remains a key driver for homeowners to adopt residential battery storage, it’s not as high on the priority list for most customers as many installers believe.
T1 Energy announces 900 MW U.S. solar module supply deal with Treaty Oak Clean Energy
The company signed a three-year deal to supply solar modules assembled from its U.S.-manufactured solar cells.
New York Power Authority renewables plan shows financial challenges for building solar
The levelized cost of building a solar project in New York far exceeds the expected revenue from selling solar power, says a NYPA plan, with project success potentially depending on the sale of renewable energy credits at a satisfactory price.
BNEF sees 2026 solar slowdown with China slowing, the world growing
After peaking at 372 GW of solar deployed in China in 2025, BNEF sees a decline to 341 GW in 2026, leading to the first potential global slowdown in two decades, even as deployments outside China rise above 300 GW.
Awendio Solaris plans multi-gigawatt solar manufacturing hub in Canada
Awendio Solaris says it plans to invest about CAD 1 billion ($726.7 million) in a vertically integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility and research center in Montreal, Quebec, targeting the Canadian and U.S. markets.
Building resilience amid intensifying weather events
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, IEA PVPS shows that with climate-specific site selection, robust design, proper installation, and proactive O&M, most PV systems can be made resilient and remain reliable despite intensifying weather risks.
In case you missed it: This week’s top five solar news stories
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
People on the move: Solar Alliance Energy, Nala Renewables, Talen Energy and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
