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New York state has granted final siting permits to the AES Corporation’s 125MW Sugar Maple solar-plus-storage project.

The average price of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in Europe fell to €55.05/MWh (US$64.83/MWh) in the first quarter of 2026.

Kiwa PVEL has updated its solar module Production Qualification Program to better assess the performance of solar PV modules.

Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger has signed four bills into law that will add 625MW of new community solar capacity by 2028.

Fraunhofer ISE has launched a new consultancy spin-off—NEXUS GreenTech—to support companies active in the solar PV industry.

The Ontario IESO has awarded contracts for 1.3GW of new renewable energy capacity for 14 projects to be deployed in the Canadian province.

Origis Energy has secured US$118 million in tax equity financing for the Chalan solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, California.

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

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

GameChange Solar has completed testing of its Genius Tracker system, which yielded results of no 'meaningful power loss' in most tests.