Streetleaf brings grid-free solar streetlights to Austin, TX neighborhood
The off-grid solar streetlight service provider has announced the installation of 40 solar-powered lights in a new housing development in the Texas capital, and says it has deployed 13,000 such systems in 10 states across the Sun Belt.
TotalEnergies signs 1 GW of solar PPAs for Google’s Texas data centers
The two 15-year power purchase agreements cover a 805 MW and a 195 MW solar project, set for construction this year, that will power data centers in Texas belonging to Google.
ERCOT BESS interconnection applications drop 50% in H2 2025 as faults in the boom emerge
New data out of Modo Energy suggests only about 85% of large batteries with signed interconnection agreements are likely to be built, as queue timelines stretch beyond four years.
SolarEdge begins shipping U.S.-manufactured inverters to Europe
The company is exporting residential single-phase inverters from its Texas facility to Italy, France, and the Netherlands. The shipments feature a “single SKU” design intended to simplify inventory for distributors and installers.
Texas utility-scale solar project secures $524 million from Korean-led consortium
The 350 MW Lucy Solar facility in Concho County is expected to generate enough clean electricity to power 65,000 homes.
Behind-the meter generation is scaling up to meet “hyperscale” demand
Pacifico’s Kevin Pratt says projects like the GW Ranch 7 GW microgrid point to where energy development is heading.
What it’s like to build grid-scale batteries in Texas versus California
While both markets face ancillary market saturation, it has very different consequences in CAISO than in ERCOT.
Solar to surge 49% as EIA forecasts 70 GW of new capacity by 2027
Utility-scale solar is set to meet rising data center demand as generation in Texas nearly doubles and battery storage capacity in ERCOT more than triples by 2027.
Three massive grid-scale battery projects move ahead in Texas, California
Texas and California lead the latest energy storage surge with SolarMax and Spearmint advancing major projects, a Texas developer securing 10 GWh for data centers, and Ormat and Terra-gen commissioning 655 MWh of new capacity.
TOYO secures U.S. polysilicon to navigate solar trade barriers
The agreement establishes a dual-source supply chain to support regulatory compliance for TOYO’s solar manufacturing operations in Ethiopia and the United States.
