21 Eki, 2026

Clean energy jobs grew three times faster than overall U.S. workforce, but federal obstruction puts growth at risk

Nearly 3.6 million people in the U.S. work in clean energy, with over 500,000 jobs added in the past five years, but growth may be stymied by federal actions, said a report from E2. According to the tenth annual Clean Jobs America report run by E2, employment in clean energy grew three times faster than […]

Arizona executive order tackles energy affordability as federal actions risk 150,000 jobs

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs issued an executive order focused on energy affordability and cutting red tape as recent federal actions will “jeopardize 151,122 energy-related jobs and $104 billion in private investment across the Arizona economy.” In a move toward addressing energy affordability and sustaining job growth, Arizona Governor Kaite Hobbs signed an executive order titled […]

Storm-proofing your solar data

Extreme weather is no longer a rare event for PV sites across the United States. It’s a costly, recurring reality eroding performance, reliability, and profitability. Wayne Burnett, chief strategy officer and chief technology officer at sensor equipment supplier EKO Instruments, offers insights from projects in hard-hit regions. With lessons learned from the US, Europe, Asia, […]

Solar and storage rising as wind fades in $20 billion clean energy tax credit market

Crux’s 2025 Mid-Year State of Clean Energy Finance report finds transferable tax credits nearly doubled year-over-year, with the total tax credit market reaching toward $60 billion for the full year. Solar and storage dominate activity, while manufacturers are beginning to spread their wings. Crux analyzed debt, tax equity, and transferable tax credit transactions, and surveyed […]

Driving momentum for energy projects post-One Big Beautiful Bill with DER modeling

The energy sector continues to face challenges like increasing power demands and grid instability, intensified by AI growth and climate change, despite recent policy changes. States are addressing these issues by promoting flexible solutions such as microgrids and utilizing predictive modeling for future energy projects. While the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill has […]

Boviet Solar to expand to 3 GW of annual U.S. module production capacity

Announcements from Vietnamese solar manufacturing company show its progress towards 3 gigawatts of capacity in each solar module assembly and cell fabrication Vietnamese solar manufacturer Boviet Solar said it has finished installing a third module production line, adding 1 gigawatt of annual module production capacity in Greenville, N.C., where it already operated 2 GW. The […]

What happens behind the meter, stays behind the meter

The Solar Energy Industries Association wins against Edison in an Appeals Court hearing defining a “facility” based on the purpose of its parts, culminating in its AC grid output, versus the sum of individual components – such as solar and battery inverters. In a September 9, 2025 ruling, Solar Energy Industries Association  (SEIA) v. FERC, […]

Qcells’ customs-detained cells released to its Georgia factories

A tightening in federal customs enforcement under a law to restrict imports made by forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region had snagged Qcells cell imports from Southeast Asia. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released shipments of South Korean cell imports bound for Qcells’ module factory in Georgia after earlier denying them U.S. entry in […]

Telemetry could impact ERCOT’s rollout of real-time co-optimization with batteries

Projects that fail to upgrade their data infrastructure risk underperformance, delays, and lost trust with the network operator. From ESS News ERCOT is set to roll out its real-time co-optimization with batteries program (RTC+B), which could open up new value streams for batteries. But the rollout hinges on something deceptively simple: telemetry. “The real risk […]