U.S. solar developers are on track to install 43.4 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity in 2026, a 60 percent increase ...

Installed utility-scale solar capacity has now reached 164.5 gigawatts, surpassing wind, hydropower, and nuclear power ...

In 2025, large-scale U.S. utility solar costs range from $0.95 to $1.23 per watt (DC) for a new, single-axis tracking system, with the final cost depending heavily on project size, location, and ...

California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it has surpassed 1 million customers with solar systems ...

Solar dominates new energy generation in the U.S., accounting for 69% of new capacity additions in Q1 of 2025. But although most of this added capacity comes from utility-scale projects, the ...

According to American Clean Power, utility-scale solar is currently the third-largest renewable energy source in the world. And despite recent changes in law reducing future tax credits, solar power’s ...

A 30 MW annual rooftop quota and a compensation tariff that overshoots estimated grid impact costs by three to four times are ...

Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh in May 2026, up 10% from 4.2TWh recorded in ...

CHARLOTTE — A bill that would raise taxes on utility-scale solar facilities in North Carolina by 500% is moving through the Statehouse. House Bill 729, known as the Farmland Protection Act, passed the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix, I glanced out the ...

As Texas becomes the country’s leader in generating solar power, the state’s propensity for severe hailstorms is a hazard that energy companies aim to manage. I’m writing about solar and hail this ...