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

The world added more than 200GW of new utility-scale solar PV capacity in 2025, according to figures from Wiki-Solar.

PV manufacturing capital expenditure is expected to rebound this year, following two years in the doldrums as the industry weathered a global oversupply of modules, new figures show.

After a sharp decline in 2023, PV manufacturing capital expenditure is set to bounce back this year, and not just in China, writes Moustafa Ramadan.

Solar developer Heelstone Renewable Energy has started construction on two US solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 206MW.

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

US independent power producer (IPP) Geronimo Power has begun operations at a 117MW solar PV project in Ohio.

The Texas Attorney General has launched an investigation into four residential solar installers over alleged “fraudulent and deceptive practices”.

Solar manufacturer Qcells is expanding into integrated home energy systems with a new division targeting the US residential construction sector.

Monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) modules saw a 20% increase in average price in the US, according to Anza.