Rystad Energy is reporting that energy storage installs increased from 6 GW in 2023 to 10 GW in 2024, growing over 60% year-over-year. This is partially due to falling manufacturing costs and the group estimates installations will grow to 16 GW per year by early 2026.
In this podcast, Solar Builder talks BayWa r.e and SouthFace Solar & Electric re how resi installers can restructure their approach so that their businesses can be more resilient in the future. They look at the idea of “repowering,” and how to turn that into a profit center.
WoodMac and SEIA reported they expect the industry to contract about 2% annually between 2025-2030, adding an average 43 GW of new solar generation per year in that time. New solar installs are expected to decline 7% between 2025-2027. Cutting the tax credits with the BBB could trigger project cancellations and a possible energy shortage.
Doral Renewables and American Farmland Trust have created a new kind of long-term partnership to boost sustainability in farming communities in the US. Through support for AFT’s Smart Solar initiative, the partnership will help build long-term farm viability while scaling up DER deployment.
This article discusses how commercial solar can be tapped more effectively by developers, despite the inherent difficulties in financing for the sector. It talked about segmenting projects into predefined sizes, industries, and biz types, so that lenders can develop tailored, out-of-the-box financing solutions for each group ahead of time. It also points to commercial solar lenders underwriting loans based on the personal credit of business owners to streamline the process.
In a keynote session at the Midwest Solar Expo, the electric utility ComEd and its parent company Exelon talked about why, as utilities, they support growth in the community solar and rooftop solar markets. The company has a hosting capacity map, which provides transparency into whether a grid can host additional DERs, and they can also identify where DERs can alleviate or aggravate grid constraints.
In this Solar Conversation, Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy is joined by Anton Patton, Vice President of Product at CPS America, for a deep dive into how CPS is quietly reshaping the landscape of C&I solar through thoughtful engineering and customer-focused design. With a background that spans mechanical engineering, fieldwork at EPCs, and now product leadership at CPS, Anton brings a rare perspective into how real-world feedback fuels innovation. This episode explores how CPS’s unique features—from separable wire boxes to reactive power at night—make life easier for installers, boost uptime, and provide long-term value in both inverter and storage solutions.
Topics discussed included (among others):
- How CPS string inverters are now viable for utility-scale solar.
- The FlexOM gateway and its role in remote diagnostics and firmware updates.
- Engineering storage systems for modularity, redundancy, and field serviceability.
- Real-world features that make or break install success in commercial projects.
