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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Solar Open Access Installations

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, the highest addition recorded in any calendar year, according to the Q4 and Annual 2025 Mercom India Solar Open...

March 5, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Wide Cost Declines in Solar Projects in Q4 2025

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects recorded mixed movements in the fourth quarter of 2025. Projects with Indian modules across technologies posted...

March 3, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Clean Energy Finance Hits $120 Billion in 2025 in the U.S. Amid Selective Capital Flows

Clean energy finance across clean power, fuels, and manufacturing in the U.S. hit $120 billion in 2025, according to the Crux “2025 Market Intelligence Report.” The...

March 2, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Shoals’ Q4 2025 Revenues Up on Higher Sales to Large-Scale Solar Projects

Shoals Technologies Group, a supplier of electrical balance of system (EBOS) solutions, reported revenue of $148.3 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, an...

February 26, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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US Forecast to Add 43.4 GW of Large-Scale Solar Capacity in 2026

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that 86 GW of new utility-scale electric generation capacity will be added in 2026, with solar accounting...

February 26, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Global Energy R&D Grows, but Venture Capital Slows: IEA

Energy innovation in 2026 is being shaped by competitiveness, energy security, and supply chain resilience. After several years of strong growth, innovation funding is...

February 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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US Tightens Tax Credit Rules to Curb China’s Clean Energy Role

In a move to curb Chinese influence on the clean energy supply chain, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued interim guidance to enforce provisions under Section...

February 14, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Amara Raja Energy to Set Up US Facility with $5 Million Investment

Battery manufacturer Amara Raja Energy and Mobility has announced plans to incorporate a wholly owned subsidiary in the U.S., to be named “ARE&M US Inc.” The entity...

February 12, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Missing SCADA Data Can Skew Solar Tracker Availability Metrics

A recent study has shown that missing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data could be distorting measured solar tracker availability in utility-scale...

February 11, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Global Energy Transition Investments Rise to $2.3 Trillion in 2025: BNEF Report

Global energy transition investment reached $2.3 trillion in 2025, up 8% from a year earlier, while investment in the clean energy supply chain rose to $127 billion,...

February 10, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Solar PPA Prices Rise 9% YoY in North America While Europe Falls 8%

The corporate renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) market in the U.S. and Europe is diverging on price trends but converging on structure. According to LevelTen...

February 4, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Telangana Amends Open Access Regulations

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) amended the Terms and Conditions of Open Access Regulation, 2024, to clarify the regulatory treatment of energy...

January 29, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar and Wind to Account for 21% of U.S. Power Generation by 2027: EIA

Utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing energy source in the U.S., with an expected increase to 424 billion kWh by 2027, up from 290 billion kWh in 2025, according to...

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US Energy Storage Hits New Q1 Record with Over 2 GW Installed: Report

The global energy storage market grew 43% year over year in 2025, adding 106 GW of new capacity worldwide, a significant increase from 73 GW in 2024, according to Wood...

January 22, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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US Patent Board Declines Applications Against First Solar’s TOPCon Patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director has denied three separate inter partes review applications filed by JinkoSolar, Mundra Solar, and Canadian Solar in...

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