In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
People on the move: FERC, Northern Sun Energy, Streetleaf
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Crayhill introduces combined tax equity, development financing for renewable energy projects
The asset management firm launched the bridge lending program for pre-construction financing of solar, wind and energy storage projects.
Corning, T1 Energy agree to U.S. domestic solar polysilicon and wafer supply deal
The partnership supports a full domestic energy supply chain from raw polysilicon to finished solar panels.
The new chapter in energy storage: Why value stacking is the future
As the energy storage industry has matured, increasing the number of functional uses and revenue-generating activities has become paramount.
PVFarm enhances tracker, terrain tools for large-scale PV planning
The U.S. software company has improved its single-axis tracker and fixed tilt configurators for planning large-scale projects, adding customization features and additional support for terrain-conforming designs.
PV Hardware offers new terrain-following tracker solution
The manufacturer announced terrain-conforming tracker support, enabling up to 2° of variation between posts. The new solution is meant to enable solar PV on more difficult sites without increasing environmental impact or construction costs.
States take closer look at value of solar, net metering policies
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center identifies notable state policy trends and actions for distributed solar states took during Q2 2025.
FTC Solar introduces solar tracker for high wind regions
The 1P single-axis tacker is engineered to withstand winds up to 150 mph.
Grid transformers face significant supply deficits, says Wood Mackenzie
Power transformer supply may fall short 30% this year, while distribution transformers may reach a 10% supply deficit in 2025, said the firm.
