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Department of Energy DOE DOE to ‘rein in’ more than $83 billion in Biden-era energy loans
Martin McConnell
January 29, 2026
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Policy SEIA's Abigail Ross Hopper testified at the Capitol Building Jan. 28.
SEIA CEO emphasizes permitting reform in Senate committee testimony
January 29, 2026
Sustainability
PVH USA advances solar infrastructure with low-carbon tracker
January 28, 2026
Installation Contractor Education solar worker apprenticeship
Clean Technology Training Trust establishes National Advisory Board
January 28, 2026
Solar Builder Canada PowerBank 4.99 MW BESS Ontario
PowerBank to commission 4.99 MW BESS project in Ontario
January 28, 2026
Policy The Missouri Senate capitol building
Missouri Senate proposes bill seeking solar moratorium until 2027

A new bill filed in the Missouri Senate on Jan. 7, 2026 could temporarily suspend all solar project construction through a statewide morator...

January 28, 2026
Utility-Scale Solar SMA medium voltage power station (MVPS) products
SMA America, CEP expand partnership for power station integration

SMA America and collaborator CEP have expanded their partnership to integrate SMA’s medium voltage power station (MVPS) solutions acro...

January 27, 2026
+ Storage large scale battery energy storage asset
Global ESS likely to grow this year despite challenges, research...

A new report from data analysis firm Wood Mackenzie says that the energy storage industry installed a record 106 GW last year. But even afte...

January 27, 2026
+ Storage FranklinWH ESS system batteries
Home storage: AI, VPPs, OBBBA and other acronyms shaping the...

In a span of 30 years between 1991 and 2021, lithium-ion battery prices dropped by 97%, thrusting home energy storage systems (ESS) into a m...

January 26, 2026
Projects in-field solar forensics
Global solar ‘foundational’ for 2026 energy outlook, report says

A new report from research firm Wood Mackenzie finds that solar is due for a big year in 2026, positioning itself as the “foundational...

January 22, 2026
+ Storage BESS systems
Reliability, product testing front of mind for BESS industry in...

Battery energy storage system (BESS) products are skyrocketing in popularity. According to research from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, the...

January 21, 2026
Policy new jersey solar RPS bill
Gov. Sherrill signs executive orders addressing New Jersey energy affordability

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill began work on her campaign promise of addressing the looming energy cost crisis in the Garden State on Jan. 2...

January 20, 2026
Projects Aspen Power Community Solar
Aspen Power secures $200 million from Deutsche Bank | Projects...

This edition of Projects Weekly highlights a slew of financial deals in the solar industry, including Aspen Power’s $200 million strat...

January 19, 2026
Policy electrical substation for solar interconnection
ComEd files new grid plan, speeding up solar interconnection

Illinoisan utility company Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has presented a second multi-year grid plan (MYGP) to the Illinois Commerce Commissio...

January 19, 2026
Products PVComplete's solar software suite
Enact Solar buys PVComplete, creating industry-first AI solar software platform

AI solar software platform developer Enact Solar announced its acquisition of solar engineering and design software firm PVComplete, creatin...

January 19, 2026
Inverters and eBOS Enphase IQ9N-3P microinverter
Enphase Energy shipping IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverters across U.S.

Enphase Energy Inc. has announced that it began production shipments of its IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter in the U.S. in December 2025. O...

January 16, 2026
Policy Worker installing a solar panel on a roof
New Jersey updating solar, storage interconnection rules

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has created new guidelines for the streamlining of solar and energy storage interconnection i...

January 16, 2026
Policy judge DOE ruling
Court finds DOE clean energy grant cancellation unconstitutional

The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia has ruled that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) October cancellation of more ...

January 16, 2026
News court settlement
Canadian Solar wins patent infringement lawsuit against Maxeon

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board released its final written decision on the lawsuit between Maxeon Solar Technologies and Canadian Sol...

January 15, 2026
+ Storage The NeoVolta BESS site
NeoVolta establishes U.S.-based BESS manufacturing in new joint venture

San Diego-based energy technology firm NeoVolta announced the launch of a new joint venture with LONGi Green Energy and PotisEdge Jan. 14, e...

January 15, 2026