residential solar

The final months of 2025 saw a surge in US residential solar installations as homeowners sought to take advantage of the end of the federal tax credit for purchased systems, according to the solar marketplace EnergySage.

The rate of installation of new self-consumption PV systems in Spain fell slightly last year, according to data from trade body the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF).

US solar firm SunPower has signed a letter of intent to acquire California-based residential and commercial installer Cobalt Power Systems in an all-equity transaction. 

PV Tech spoke to JD Dillon of Tigo Energy about its work across different scales of solar operation in the US.

US solar installer SunPower has continued its expansion in the residential market with the acquisition of Utah-based residential installer Ambia Solar.

SunStrong Management has raised US$900 million to refinance a 'large portfolio' of residential solar assets developed by SunPower.

US solar installer SunPower has taken the next step in its rehabilitation with the acquisition of residential installer Sunder.

The capacity of virtual power plants in operation in North America has reached 37.5GW, a 13.7% year-on-year growth, according to Wood Mackenzie.

For the third year in a row, self-consumption installs have fallen in Spain, with 611MW of new additions in the first half of 2025, according to a report from trade body APPA Renovables.

Italy’s cumulative solar installations have exceeded 40GW, with more than two million solar systems now in operation in the country.