NineDot Energy enrolls 300 MW of community energy storage in New York
The New York Statewide Solar For All program aims to deliver $40 a month in bill savings via participating in distributed solar and energy storage programs across the state.
Ford axes Lightning EV Truck, pivots to $2 billion grid-scale storage manufacturing
Ford announced it will move on from its electric vehicle trucks, instead producing hybrid vehicles and manufacturing grid-scale energy storage for the rapidly growing datacenter market as well as an entry to residential energy storage.
RFQ alert: City of Austin seeks quotations for 111 solar installations
Austin, Texas seeks offers of design, engineering, installation, operations and maintenance and decommissioning of solar projects on municipal facilities.
U.S. Q3 energy storage deployment grows 31% year-over-year
Over 5.3 GW of energy storage was deployed in Q3 2025, said a report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association.
RFP Alert: CPS Energy seeks 500 MW of Texas battery storage
CPS Energy, which acts as sole provider of electricity in San Antonio, Texas, plans to have 1,000 MW of operational or contracted storage capacity following the completion of its latest request for proposal for an additional 500 MW of additional storage capacity.
Wood Mackenzie predicts 2-year decline in global solar inverter demand
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis expects market uncertainty in China, Europe and the U.S. to cause two consecutive years of contraction in the global solar inverter market, forecasting a fall to 577 GWac this year and 523 GWac in 2026.
Agrivoltaics as a method for critical ecosystem preservation: Introducing ecovoltaics
Recognizing the challenge of solar expansion competing with valuable agricultural land, Sandbox Solar and Colorado State University are collaborating to research how thoughtful utility-scale solar design, specifically utilizing the ecovoltaics strategy, can simultaneously produce clean energy and enhance American grassland ecosystems.
New framework quantifies solar land use with unprecedented detail
The research reached a surprising conclusion that dual-axis solar tracker systems are more land-intensive per kW than single-axis trackers or fixed-tilt systems. The study’s data-driven approach highlights key efficiency metrics and siting opportunities, including agrivoltaics and brownfield development, for sustainable solar expansion.
Sustainable home upgrade finance platform GoodLeap announces $523 million securitization
GoodLeap, which provides financing for home solar, energy storage, and more, announced a securitization sponsored by Bank of America.
Power producers and portfolio owners face the facts of life with PV repowering
REC Solar’s Andy Sofranko says planning and engineering can prevent a plant’s mid-life crisis.
