2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (286+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | September 10, 2026 The United States had a strong quarter for solar installations, adding 11.4 GW of new electricity generating capacity in Q2 2026. This is up from 7.8 GW installed in Q1 2026 and 7.5 GW installed in Q2 2025. The country now has enough operating solar…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) Kelly Pickerel has more than 15 years of experience reporting on the U.S. solar industry and is currently editor in chief of Solar Power World. Email Kelly. A 2.25-MW solar array atop a closed and capped municipal landfill in Derry, New Hampshire,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | September 1, 2026 The U.S. energy storage industry installed a record 20.2 GWh of new capacity in the second quarter of 2026, bringing total installations in the first half of the year to 30.8 GWh, according to the “U.S. Energy Storage Market Outlook…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) By Billy Ludt | August 31, 2026 The California State Assembly passed a bill Sunday that could spur more distributed energy sources like solar power to be built in the state. Senate Bill 905, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Becker (D-13) in January, is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | August 26, 2026 ForeFront Power is wrapping up a solar and storage project for the County of Ventura, California. A 5.8-MW solar canopy is being paired with a 1.9-MW battery at the County Government Center. The megawatt-hour capacity of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (172+ words) By Billy Ludt | August 26, 2026 Northern Sun Energy, a solar and storage EPC firm, has begun construction on two solar projects for developer Seaboard Solar in Waterford and Boonville, New York. The 23-MWDC project portfolio is supported by NYSERDA grants and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | August 26, 2026 The California legislature has passed a bill that would allow residents to install balcony solar systems. It now waits for the governor’s signature. Balcony solar example. Credit: Steve Tomich/EWG Senate Bill 868, known as the Plug…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (82+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | August 20, 2026 SunShare and CSolPower, a local community solar company, have completed two community solar gardens in New Mexico. A ribbon cutting event at the Juniper Sol Community Solar Garden As part of its commitment to enhancing the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (186+ words) Solar Power World Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial recently energized three new rooftop solar projects across Pennsylvania, marking another significant step in the company’s deployment of distributed solar. Developed by Dimension Energy and facilitated by Black Bear Energy these…...