A buyer-oriented approach could help solar installers begin to rebuild trust with wary homeowners. Despite the benefits of deploying residential solar, many homeowners remain wary and distrustful when installers come knocking, according to Dhanur Grandhi, the CEO of software startup WattBot, which develops trust-based AI insights for consumers considering residential solar. “Every solar-eligible home …
Electric utility ComEd and its parent company Exelon spoke in a keynote session at the Midwest Solar Expo about why, as utilities, they want growth in the community solar and rooftop solar markets. Utilities are not known for their support in distributed energy resources (DERs), such as rooftop and community solar. However, Chicago-based utility Exelon and …
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The world’s largest suppliers of solar panels shipped 500 GW but revenues decreased significantly, said a report from Wood Mackenzie. For the largest global suppliers of solar modules, 2024 was “a year of survival through scale,” said Wood Mackenzie head of global solar supply chain Yana Hryshko. Wood Mackenzie said the top ten suppliers had …
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U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2025 report sees great potential in the residential solar market despite current challenges including the tariff effect on supply chain, potential elimination of tax credits and continued high interest rates. The recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2025 report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie projects that, due …
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Many residential rooftop solar installers are considering entering the fast-growing community solar market but might find the landscape different from what they are used to. Community solar is one of the unsung heroes of the solar industry, the sometimes overlooked middle child between rooftop solar and utility scale solar. In the up-and-down solar industry, community …
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The executive director of the Energy Policy Design Institute describes the development of virtual power plant policy frameworks that can help public utility commissions create clear regulations and set industry best practices. Public utility commissions (PUCs) are increasingly charged with meeting higher demand loads. Virtual power plants (VPPs) can make it easier for utilities to …
The increased manufacturing capacity supports the growing solar generating capacity, with solar and storage accounting for 82% of all new generating capacity added to the grid. However, the House bill coupled with rising tariffs threaten the trajectory. The 8.6 GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity added in Q1 2025 marks the third-largest quarter for …
U.S. solar manufacturing booms in Q1 while uncertainty looms Read More »
This pv magazine guide to home solar installations helps those who are interested in installing solar but need help making informed decisions. Here we provide insights from installers and industry specialists in major solar markets across the globe who share best practice guidance and advice that aims to be applicable to home solar installations anywhere …
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A recent Wood Mackenzie report examines two possible tariff scenarios and concludes that costs will skyrocket for both utility-scale solar development and battery energy storage systems. With much uncertainty around the final tariffs on solar and energy storage components coming into the United States, one thing that is certain, according to a recent report from …
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Installing agrivoltaics on previously irrigated land could help minimize the losses from reducing groundwater use, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. As Nevada hurtles toward its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2025, rural communities around the state are confronting a parallel crisis: groundwater depletion. But …
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