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What do the changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act mean for residential solar companies?

The bill cancelled residential solar tax credits at the end of 2025 and added new timelines and restrictions for tax credits under Sections 45Y and 48E.

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U.S. Congress passes anti-clean energy budget bill: An industry reacts

Solar and other clean energy industry members react to the passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”

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Five reasons solar and wind are core to U.S. energy

Renewable energy has sustained an attack from the federal government, but it remains a central focus for new-build energy, explains a memo from the Natural Resource Defense Council.

What is solar net metering?

In many states, rooftop solar is supported by a billing structure called net metering, under which utility bills are credited for exporting electricity to the grid.

Utility-scale solar developer Arevon secures $600 million portfolio funding

The project finance deal includes an option to expand to $850 million.

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Solar cost of electricity beats lowest-cost fossil fuel – even without tax credits

Lazard’s analysis of levelized cost of electricity across fuel types finds that new-build utility-scale solar, even without subsidy, is less costly than new build natural gas, and competes with already-operating gas plants.

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U.S. startup offers tin oxide, nickel oxide materials for flexible perovskite solar cells, modules

Sofab Inks, a spinoff of University of Louisville, said its transport layer materials enable perovskite solar cells with greater stability, efficiency, and scalability compared to incumbent materials.

Solar installers learn to be nimble in selling batteries

pv magazine USA spoke to solar installers who learned first-hand that interest in batteries can vary from customer to customer, as it can often depend on geography and state policy, among other factors.

Solar tax credits cost $25 billion, but lower bills by $51 billion annually, said SEIA

The $25 billion annual cost of tax credits is far outweighed by the $51 billion in lower electricity bills, $12 billion in federal tax revenue, and $3.7 billion in state and local taxes, found analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association, Brattle Group, and University of Louisiana.

Residential solar businesses are using AI

EnergySage, Scanifly, Freedom Forever, and Bodhi have all introduced AI-supported tools for solar design, customer service, and workflow management.

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