Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...

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 ...

First Solar gains attention as solar generation expands, supported by domestic manufacturing, thin-film panel technology, and ...

India's utility-scale solar power cost stood at $35 per MWh in 2025, below China's $36 and the global average of $44, according to IRENA ...

New data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveals ...

In an interview with pv magazine, Africa Solar Industry Association Director of Operations, Benjamin Clarke, shared 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 ...

Curtailment in the NEM has more than tripled since 2022. Image: FRV Australia. Utility-scale solar and wind curtailment in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) reached a record high of over ...

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 ...

EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through November 30, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest-growing among the major sources of US electricity. In November ...

Irene Mihai, Policy Director of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, tells pv magazine Romania’s solar and storage ...

Australia’s utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.7TWh in April 2026, up 24% from 3.8TWh in the same month last year, according to data from Rystad Energy. The year-on-year ...