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This week's PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.

US installer Sunrun has reversed recent declines in PV and energy storage installations in the second quarter of 2026, but trimmed its forecasts for the year.

Welcome to the PV Chart of the Week from our colleagues at PV Tech Research. This week, we look at the annual nameplate capacity for solar cells and modules in the US since 2020.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

Shoals posted record quarterly revenue of US$163.4 million, driving net income of US$12.1 million, in the second quarter of 2026.

Australia's National Electricity Market recorded a combined 3,320GWh of solar generation in July 2026, comprising 1,448GWh from utility-scale assets and 1,872GWh from rooftop systems.

First Solar reported net sales of US$1.06 billion for Q2 2026, down 4% year-on-year, while reaffirming its full-year 2026 guidance.

Australia's installed cost of utility-scale solar has not fallen at the pace required to reach the country's “ultra-low-cost solar” (UCLS) ambitions, despite continued progress in cell and module efficiency.

Queensland and Northern Territory have refused to back a national framework requiring large data centres to underwrite new renewable energy.

Renewables supplied 42.1% of electricity generated across Australia's NEM in the three months to June 2026, a new quarterly high for Q2.