York Space Systems to acquire space solar specialist Solestial
The Denver aerospace company signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Arizona-based space solar manufacturer.
Fixed-charge hikes undermine the economics of rooftop solar and storage, elevate consumer costs
Mandatory utility fees, passed in 27 states, distort price signals for rooftop solar and storage, locking households into an expensive, centralized grid framework.
DNV publishes new floating PV safety standards
DNV has published two new guidelines covering the structural design of floats for floating solar systems and their mooring and station keeping systems.
California Senate passes plug-in solar bill
The Plug and Play Solar Act, which passed on a 35-1 vote, would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 watts of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now moves to the state Assembly, which has until August 31 to pass it during the current session.
U.S. PV manufacturing capex could reach $7 billion in 2027 in breakout year for domestic supply-chain
Driven by multi-billion-dollar investments from the likes of Tesla and Corning, U.S. solar manufacturing capital expenditure is forecast to skyrocket 150% year-on-year to $7 billion in 2027, marking a massive breakout year as silicon-based technology eclipses thin-film spending and cements a domestic supply chain.
Keeping the GHG Protocol an engine of corporate PPA growth
As the World Resources Institute prepares to revise its highly influential Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol by late 2026 or early 2027, a heated debate has emerged between tech giants advocating for stricter time- and geographic-matching rules and industry advisors warning that such complex mandates could stifle the corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) vital to scaling global renewable energy.
States rethink solar rules as affordability and grid constraints reshape the market
The U.S. distributed solar market is entering a more complicated policy era, according to a report from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center.
Data shows solar development on farmland avoids driving up food prices
A county-level agricultural economic model demonstrates that utility-scale solar expansion has a negligible impact on national commodity markets.
U.S. solar faces massive gap between stated capacity and real factory output
The U.S. solar industry tracks billions in new factory investments, but upstream bottlenecks and strict trade enforcement mean active factory production continues to trail behind headline numbers. Solar Energy Industries Association organized the American Solar and Storage Manufacturing Expo on Capitol Hill, which brought manufacturers together to highlight $43.1 billion in announced domestic manufacturing investments since 2022.
U.S. House wants to tax EV $130/year – equal to an 18.3 MPG car
The fee would rise $5 every two years starting in 2029, topping out at $150/year for EVs and $50 for plug-in hybrids.
