Policy

The US Department of Energy has proposed sweeping cuts to its research laboratories, including the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory).

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision rejecting a solar industry-backed Net Value Billing Tariff (NVBT) for community solar programmes, and instead advancing a compensation framework based on the Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC).  

Signed into law by governor Janet Mills on 6 April 2026, LD 1730 allows the installation of plug-in systems of up to 1,200 watts.

South Australia has opened applications for renewable energy feasibility licences across more than 11,000 square kilometres of land with some of the state's highest coincident wind and solar resources.

PV Tech Premium examines the recent challenges facing California's rooftop solar industry and what lies ahead for VPPs and balcony solar.

Federal permitting delays have held up 11GW of new renewable energy deployment in the US in the last year alone, according to Crux.

South Korea has announced plans to almost triple its operational renewable energy capacity from 37GW today to 100GW by the end of the decade.

The Abu Dhabi DoE has launched the second phase of its Solar Energy Self-Supply Policy, to accelerate the deployment of residential solar.

The Philippines has fast-tracked 1.4GW of new renewable energy projects in response to the ongoing effects of the Iran war on fossil fuel prices.

New system-level modelling from the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) has revealed that achieving ultra-low-cost solar targets could create a 2,000GW-scale solar PV market in Australia.