The passing of H.R.1, the big beautiful bill, brings about drastic changes to the solar tax credit landscape. Sections 25D and 48E are affected and new FEOC restrictions are in place.| Solar Insure
Residential solar is about to get more expensive as the 30% investment tax credit expires at the end of 2025. OpenSolar, operator of a free solar design and project management platform, highlights cost-savings opportunities for the industry.| pv magazine USA
The inverter and energy storage provider posted a second straight quarter of positive cash flow as it recovers from a difficult year.| pv magazine USA
The SolarEdge Home Battery 'USA Edition' has a storage capacity of 9.7kWh and is designed to quality for domestic content bonus.| pv magazine USA
The industry is expected to support over 500,000 jobs by 2030, though disruptive policy could crush that growth, said a report from the American Clean Power Association.| pv magazine USA
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance. And the job of the week.| pv magazine USA
Over 17,000 layoffs have occurred, representing 22% of the industry. More job losses are expected.| pv magazine USA
The California Public Utilities Commission made yet another ruling to harm the value of rooftop solar and create beneficial market opportunities for the state’s large investor-owned utilities.| pv magazine USA
While electricity pricing continues to rise due to natural gas pricing in 2022, some locations are starting to see pricing fall, implying that base electricity pricing and escalators in financial models may be out of touch with reality.| pv magazine USA
The twin legal complaints allege that the fire was sparked July 13 following several blown fuses and PG&E equipment malfunctions in Northern California.| pv magazine USA
California's grid operator has chosen to cancel 20 transmission projects and revise 21 others, as energy efficiency and distributed generation prove their worth.| pv magazine USA
The lawsuit alleges customers were misled on savings from solar leases and whether liens could be placed, in aggressive sales situations.| pv magazine USA
Assembly member Chris Ward’s AB 2316 law is aimed at creating a community solar market in the state. Leaders in the sector gathered in San Diego to discuss what it will take to make it work.| pv magazine USA
Community or shared solar is on the rise in the United States. What does it entail?| pv magazine USA
A vote is expected mid-December on a rulemaking change that would severely dampen the value of new rooftop residential solar installations in the nation’s largest market.| pv magazine USA
The state’s Commission was not convinced by DTE Energy’s argument that distributed energy causes a cost shift, and that the utility improperly modeled the benefits of distributed generation.| pv magazine USA
An independent study found critical issues with Idaho Power’s analysis of the value of rooftop solar and says it fails to quantify important benefits of distributed solar that are known and measurable.| pv magazine USA
After intervention by some of the state's largest rooftop solar installers, the new compromise includes a delay of time-of-use rates for net metering customers until at least 2026 and a 'Proposed Bridge Rate' for new net metering customers.| pv magazine USA
As renewable energy and energy freedom advocates rejoice, the bill will go back to the legislature, where it initially passed with 68% of the total vote.| pv magazine USA
An attempt to circumvent the state's already-limited net metering guidelines has been overturned in court, in a decision that distributed generation advocates see as an important step in strengthening the state's market.| pv magazine USA
The IQ8 will allow off grid solar power without the need for energy storage by instantly recognizing local load demands and meeting them with available solar-generated electricity.| pv magazine USA
A review of 16 state-level “value of solar” studies indicates the cost-shift argument is a sham| pv magazine USA
The power electronics manufacturer is now producing hardware for the U.S. solar industry in Florida, Texas and Utah.| pv magazine USA
The Wood Mackenzie/American Clean Power U.S. Energy Storage Monitor forecasts 15.2 GW/48.7 GWh of capacity will be added in 2025 across all sectors.| pv magazine USA
The Public Renewables Transparency Act will create more oversight in how the New York Power Authority is making progress in its renewable energy strategic plan.| pv magazine USA
An extension of 48E tax credit with the domestic content bonus levels the playing field, say Qcells', Talon PV and SEMA execs, so U.S. manufacturers can pay off the factories that they invested in in good faith against these credits.| pv magazine USA
A debate to repeal of one of the country's most successful community solar programs offers a window into other states' battles to implement similar programs.| pv magazine USA
Solar Insure told pv magazine USA the financial stability of rooftop solar companies operating in California is in question. Despite this, California reaffirmed recent anti-solar decisions in a recent appeals court hearing.| pv magazine USA
Energy Toolbase’s latest analysis reveals, following six years of stable, inflation-adjusted electricity prices, California’s electricity bills have surged, increasing nearly three times faster than the Consumer Price Index.| pv magazine USA
This year five states will introduce community solar programs, while net metering continues to be challenged, and flexible financing may offer a competitive edge, said Wood Mackenzie.| pv magazine USA
The latest report from the respected national lab finds that even if - big if - behind-the-meter solar is raising the rates of other utility customers, the impacts are tiny, especially compared to other activities.| pv magazine USA