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As the buildout of data centers in the United States accelerates, developers are often targeting remote locations where land availability is high. Off-grid solar paired with batteries offers an opportunity to power data centers in areas that would otherwise not have access to dependable utility infrastructure.

Elon Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, raised some eyebrows at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, when he predicted “that the lowest cost place to put AI will be space and that will be true within two to three years, three at the latest.” pv magazine reported on Musk’s vision on our global website www.pv-magazine.com on Jan. 26, 2026, and exactly one week later SpaceX announced that it was acquiring xAI “to form the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications, and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform.”

The U.S. residential solar market faces immediate pressure as tax credits expire and FEOC challenges mount.

The Department of the Interior has ended months of speculation, identifying Tesla as the counterparty for a massive domestic lithium iron phosphate battery contract aimed at scaling U.S. energy storage production.

The CPUC has put out a call for 6 GW of non-emitting resources to be deployed 2 GW per year from 2030 to 2032 – with 750 MW explicitly excluding solar, and another 750 MW requiring long-duration energy storage.

Solar Energy systems are designed and built with the intention of providing clean energy for 25+ years. However, the actual life span and performance of solar assets are highly dependent on numerous factors, including installation quality, equipment and product quality, preventative maintenance, operational strategies, and effectiveness of remediation efforts.

Real estate financing models are expanding beyond project sites, opening another source of capital for developers facing a crunch in funding for big new projects.

The 13 MW solar array at a Maine facility was constructed by PowerFlex and is owned and operated by Onyx under a long-term power purchase agreement.

An untitled bill has been submitted which, upon implementation, would immediately cease all “large-scale, ground mounted” solar construction in Alabama.

GlobalData says global renewable capacity will more than double to 8.4 TW by 2031, with PV reaching nearly 6 TW, a 13% compound annual growth rate from 2025 levels of 4.1 TW.