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• Meta signed 3 separate solar deals in Texas, adding 1,376 megawatts to feed its growing data centers3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The Ghana Switzerland solar program launched with 200 million dollars to target 137 megawatts of rooftop solar3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Darlington County, South Carolina voted 5 to 3 to reject a 9 month moratorium on new solar and wind permits, then tightened setback and bond rules for future projects the same night3 minute read. 5 sources.
• We Recycle Solar plans a solar panel recycling plant in Texas that processes 1 panel a minute and recovers up to 96% of its material3 minute read. 5 sources.
• How many solar panels the United States makes has climbed to 70 gigawatts a year, up more than 750%3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Suniva second solar factory in South Carolina will create 564 jobs by 20283 minute read. 5 sources.
• A solar panel recycling plant in Georgia opens at 5 gigawatts a year, half of a 500 million dollar project split into 2 phases2 minute read. 5 sources.
• The solar tax credit is still available in 2026, but only through a lease, and only until December 31, 20273 minute read. 5 sources.
• SEG Solar Texas plant adds 4 gigawatts of solar capacity and hundreds of jobs3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Home solar installations are dropping in 2026, forecast down 21% after the federal tax credit ended and the industry number 2 installer collapsed3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The most efficient solar panel record climbed to 35.5% in 2026, but the panels sold to customers remain near 24.5%3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A Milwaukee landfill solar farm triples to 6.85 megawatts under a program only businesses and cities can join3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The Healdsburg California floating solar farm was the largest in the country when it opened in 2021, and still supplies 8% of the electricity for the city3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The FCC solar inverter ban takes effect July 28, 2026, in a market where foreign companies already supply 93% of United States inverters3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A solar farm in Victoria Australia finishes installing 200,172 panels for Amazon data centers3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Copec buys a 165 megawatt solar and battery project in Chile from Metlen2 minute read. 5 sources.
• APA Group signs UGL to build a Mount Isa solar and battery project in Queensland3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Saudi Arabia solar power capacity nearly tripled in 2025 as oil still fuels the grid3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The largest off grid solar and battery project in the world now powers a Red Sea tourism development in Saudi Arabia3 minute read. 5 sources.
• California finishes solar panels over irrigation canals, and the water saved is still unmeasured3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A solar battery storage plant in Romania now earns all its money from the open market, with no government contract3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Georgia Power new solar projects will bring 1,137 megawatts to 7 counties starting in 20293 minute read. 5 sources.
• Solar and battery power for a copper mine in Congo reaches full operation in 16 months3 minute read. 5 sources.
• An 81 megawatt solar farm in Carlow Ireland can now power 29,000 homes3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Quanta Services built more solar power than any other company in America in 20253 minute read. 5 sources.
• China holds more than 80% of the capacity that turns silicon into solar panels3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Massachusetts leads the nation in solar quote requests per person, not California or Texas3 minute read. 5 sources.
• National solar jobs grew just 0.24% last year while the industry kept expanding fast2 minute read. 5 sources.
• More than half of farmers who discussed a solar lease were offered over 1,000 dollars an acre3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A hidden fee inside solar loans can add 30% to the price, and regulators in 4 places are now acting3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A silicon solar cell cannot exceed 32% efficiency, and the newest residential panel checked here is rated at up to 22.5%3 minute read. 5 sources.
• The federal tax credit for home solar ended after 2025, and the typical system now costs 2.49 dollars a watt3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Virginia expanded its solar subscription program to 725 megawatts, and raised the minimum bill under it to 83.59 dollars3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A solar irrigation pump costs more to buy than a diesel pump, and less over 10 years, in Kenya3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Spray drones used 96.7% less water than a tractor in a real field trial3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Solar cold rooms in Nigeria cut market spoilage loss by 11.2 percentage points, a trial finds, not the 40% to 2% often repeated3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Sheep grazing under solar panels costs more than mowing, not 30% less as claimed3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Floating solar panels cut evaporation only where they float, and most cover a sliver of the reservoir3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Switching from diesel to solar irrigation pumps does not reliably raise income for smallholder farmers, 2 studies find3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Bifacial solar panels gain less than 10% over an ordinary farm field, not the 15% often claimed3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Solar panels raise yields for crops that need water and cut them for crops that need light3 minute read. 5 sources.
• A solar storm took a power grid down in less than a minute in 1989. A bigger one in 2024 did not.3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Off grid solar could reach 400 million people by 2030, and it needs 6 times the money it gets now3 minute read. 5 sources.
• California cut what it pays homeowners for rooftop solar, and 17,000 solar jobs went with it3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Utah made it legal to plug a solar panel into an ordinary wall outlet3 minute read. 5 sources.
• Singapore military solar farm opens at Sembawang Air Base, already generating 13.5 megawatt peak3 minute read. 5 sources.