Policy & Regulation
SEIA whitepaper maps DER procurement pathways for grid reliability
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Current Energy Group have published a new whitepaper outlining how distributed energy resources (DERs) such as rooftop solar and battery storage can ...
São Paulo upholds R$ 11.4M fine against Enel SP over blackouts
The city of São Paulo has upheld a R$ 11.4 million fine against Enel São Paulo (Enel SP) for blackouts that occurred between September and December 2025. The decision was published in the Official Gaz...
Coal Transition Faces Politics in U.S. as India Advances Pumped Storage
The global shift away from coal is playing out along two distinct fronts. In the United States, political opposition to renewables is colliding with market economics that increasingly favor clean ener...
ABINEE warns barriers could stall Brazil data center and telecom growth
Brazil's Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (ABINEE) has warned that fragmented planning between the energy and telecommunications sectors could stall the expansion of data centers, artif...
Solar coalition urges Virginia to block Dominion-NextEra merger
A coalition of solar and clean energy groups has filed testimony urging the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to reject the proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra En...
BOS makes up 33% of solar project value, SolarPower Europe finds
SolarPower Europe has released a new report examining the Balance of System (BOS) — the components that make up a third of completed solar project value. The report, titled "Solar Balance of System Ex...
Solar Industry: Manufacturing Growth, Lawsuits, and Product Innovation
The global solar industry this week presented a dual picture of rapid innovation and mounting legal and economic challenges. Across manufacturing, product launches, and policy, the sector continues to...
New SEIA framework maps three pathways for distributed energy procurement
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Current Energy Group have released a white paper that provides state regulators and utilities with a practical roadmap for procuring distributed ener...
Market Economics Outpace Politics in Driving Clean Energy Transition
Investors fled renewable energy stocks after Donald Trump's re-election, sending solar and wind developer shares sharply lower. Yet the clean-energy transition is increasingly driven by market economi...
Solex chairman urges India to extend ALMM-II amid China export curbs
India's solar manufacturing industry faces a dual challenge: a massive gap between module and cell production capacity, and the looming threat of Chinese export restrictions on key solar equipment tec...