Americas

American Clean Power Association’s MJ Shiao assesses the state of US PV manufacturing in the wake of recent policy developments.

Investment in utility-scale solar fell by 19% in the first half of 2025, as global investment in all renewable energy projects grew by 10%.

US-based solar module manufacturer Bila Solar will include US-made steel module frames in its 550W dual-glass products.

Canadian Solar shipped 7.9GW of modules in the second quarter of this year, a 14% quarter-on-quarter increase.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast that the US will add 33.3GW of utility-scale solar PV in 2025.

Solar manufacturer T1 Energy has signed a 437MW module supply agreement with an as-yet undisclosed US utility.

USDA has announced that new wind and solar projects on agricultural land will not be eligible for two federal loan programmes.

Silicon Ranch is building a 100MW solar plant in South Carolina that will supply power to Meta's first data centre in the state.

US microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy has signed a safe harbour deal to secure residential solar tax credits, the second such deal the company has made this month.

Independent power producer Geronimo Power has started construction on a 125MW solar PV plant in the Midwest US state of Michigan.