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Oct 27Tue
  1. Utility Dive

    BNEF raises U.S. energy storage deployment forecast by 30% despite trade barriers

    BloombergNEF said in its semiannual energy storage outlook that the United States will deploy 30% more energy storage capacity over the next 10 years than it forecast six months ago, reaching cumulative deployments of 213.9 GW by 2030 and 434.4 GW by 2036. BNEF puts the combined duty on stationary storage batteries imported from mainland China at 40.9%, and cites import restrictions on foreign-made power conversion systems and recent broad limits on imports of bulk power system equipment among the trade barriers.

Oct 26Mon
  1. Solar Power World

    Maryland Energy Administration launches $200 million Megawatts for Maryland clean energy auction

    The Maryland Energy Administration is launching Megawatts for Maryland, a $200 million auction program to build new clean energy generation over the next two years, established through the Utility RELIEF Act signed by Gov. Wes Moore earlier this year. The program can draw up to $100 million annually from the state's Strategic Energy Investment Fund and will award grants to renewable energy generation and storage developers to curb development and construction costs. The press release states the program was developed to fill in for the investment tax credits the Trump administration ended through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

  2. Utility Dive

    Wood Mackenzie reports 2.8 GW of U.S. wind turbine orders in Q2 ahead of 45Y and 48E tax credit deadlines

    Wood Mackenzie said in an October 26, 2026 report that U.S. wind turbine orders reached 2.8 GW in the second quarter as developers raced to commence construction before July 4, 2026, deadlines tied to the 45Y production tax credit and 48E investment tax credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Projects that missed the commence construction deadline must be placed in service by December 31, 2027, to qualify, while projects that met the July 4 deadline have until December 31, 2030.

  3. pv magazine USA

    Intertek CEA forecasts 15% to 30% decline in U.S. energy storage prices by 2030 as trade barriers and 45X rules reshape supply

    Intertek CEA's ESS Price Forecasting Report (Q3 – 2026) projects U.S. DC block prices will decline roughly 15% to 30% by 2030, while import markets could see reductions exceeding 40% as Chinese manufacturers shift from standard prismatic cells to larger formats. The companion ESS Supply, Technology, and Policy Report (Q3 – 2026) cites supply concentration in China, delayed U.S. factory timelines and evolving tax incentives, with about 11% of announced 2026 U.S. production capacity at risk of slipping into 2027.

  4. pv magazine USA

    Samsung SDI signs 1 GWh U.S.-made NCA battery storage supply agreement with Alpha Omega Power

    Samsung SDI has signed an agreement to supply 1 GWh of nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) battery storage to U.S. utility and independent power producer Alpha Omega Power, with all cells and modules to be manufactured at Samsung SDI's StarPlus Energy plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The Samsung Battery Box (SBB) 1.7 containerized energy storage is to be delivered before the end of 2026, for projects scheduled to begin construction in 2027 in the WECC and ERCOT markets. The deal brings Samsung SDI's contracted supply to APO to 1.5 GWh, following an earlier contract signed in 2025.

Oct 23Fri
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    EnergySage report finds U.S. residential solar quotes up 3.2% in first half of 2026 as third-party ownership expands

    EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report, based on quotes submitted through its marketplace from January to June 2026, found the median quoted residential solar price reached $2.57/W, a 3.2% increase from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025, while solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025; EnergySage says qualifying third-party-owned projects can still access federal commercial tax incentives through 2027.

  2. pv magazine USA

    EnergySage report: U.S. residential solar quotes rise 3.2% to $2.57/W in first half of 2026

    EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report states that the median quoted U.S. residential solar price rose 3.2% to $2.57/W in the first half of 2026, from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025, based on quotes submitted through its marketplace between January and June 2026. Solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W, while the solar portion of solar-plus-storage quotes rose nearly 5% to $2.55/W, excluding battery cost. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025.

Oct 21Wed
  1. Solar Power World

    NeoVolta opens 4-GWh battery storage factory in Georgia through joint venture with PotisEdge

    NeoVolta Power, a joint venture between NeoVolta and PotisEdge, a LONGi Green Energy company, opened a 4-GWh lithium battery energy storage system manufacturing site in Pendergrass, Georgia, in September, with a second line planned to reach 8 GWh as orders warrant. CEO Ardes Johnson said the site is designed to support FEOC-compliant and domestic content-eligible solutions, that NeoVolta holds the controlling interest and 100% of the board, and that the FEOC rules are still being finalized by the IRS. He said U.S.-made cells are not yet available at the needed volume or price, so Chinese-sourced cells have bridged the gap in the near term.

Oct 17Sat
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    Qcells plans U.S.-made aluminum frames for Q.Tron AC and Q.Peak Duo AC residential panels by end of 2026

    Qcells announced plans to launch versions of its Q.Tron AC and Q.Peak Duo AC residential solar panel lines with aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated at Aluko Group's facility in Halls, Tennessee, by the end of 2026. Qcells says the domestic frames are aimed at helping residential installers and third-party ownership providers qualify for the Investment Tax Credit domestic content bonus adder, which under Treasury Department guidance requires solar hardware to meet specific domestic manufacturing thresholds for the 10% bonus. Aluko's Lauderdale County, Tennessee plant is expected to reach full commercial production by the end of 2026, with planned annual capacity to support 4 GW of solar modules.

Oct 16Fri
  1. Solar Power World

    Qcells to offer U.S.-made aluminum frames on Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC residential panels

    Qcells announced it will offer domestic-frame options for its Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC residential solar panels in the United States, with aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated in Tennessee by ALUKO Group at its Halls, Tennessee facility. Qcells says the frames will help meet minimum domestic content requirements for certain third-party owned solar projects. The facility is expected to begin full production by the end of 2026, with planned annual capacity to support 4 GW of solar panels; ALUKO plans 285 new full-time jobs and more than $107 million invested in Tennessee within five years.

  2. pv magazine USA

    Qcells to launch residential solar panels with U.S.-made aluminum frames by end of 2026

    Qcells announced plans to launch new versions of its residential solar panel series, including the Q.TRON AC and Q.PEAK DUO AC lines, featuring aluminum frames extruded, anodized and fabricated at ALUKO Group's facility in Halls, Tennessee, by the end of 2026. The company says the domestic frames are aimed at helping residential installers and third-party ownership providers qualify for the Investment Tax Credit domestic content bonus adder, which under Treasury Department guidance requires solar hardware to meet specific domestic manufacturing thresholds for the 10% bonus. The statutory domestic content threshold for clean energy projects begins stepping up toward 55% for projects commencing construction in 2027.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Federal Register · Treasury / IRS (OBBB)

    Treasury and IRS publish Federal Register document on the Premium Tax Credit

    The Federal Register posted a Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service document titled "Premium Tax Credit." The available text is a FederalRegister.gov access notice about automated scraping and CAPTCHA verification, not the document's contents, so the document's subject matter, effective date and any requirements are not stated.

Oct 13Tue
  1. Federal Register · Treasury / IRS (OBBB)

    Treasury and IRS request comments on information collection for Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit under Notice 2023-18

    The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published a Federal Register notice requesting comments on information collection activities for the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit under Notice 2023-18. The notice concerns the paperwork and reporting associated with that credit. The notice does not state a comment deadline, an effective date or the specific information to be collected.

Oct 11Sun
  1. pv magazine (Global)

    Wood Mackenzie report finds battery storage cheaper than gas peakers in 43 markets, with U.S. and Canada facing tariff-driven cost headwinds

    Wood Mackenzie's latest Levelized Cost of Electricity report finds four-hour battery storage has fallen below open-cycle gas turbines on cost in all 43 global markets it modeled, and single-axis tracker solar is the lowest-cost new-build source in 43 of 48 markets. In North America, the report says near-term solar costs remain elevated under tariffs, AD/CVD actions and Section 232 import restrictions, with module prices projected to climb about 5% annually through 2030 and residential and commercial module prices forecast to jump 6% in 2027 and a further 14% in 2028.

  2. pv magazine (Global)

    pv magazine analysis: U.S. solar tracker suppliers shift to integrated systems via M&A

    pv magazine reports that U.S. solar tracker suppliers are pursuing mergers and acquisitions to expand beyond trackers into adjacent components, citing NextPower, Array Technologies and GameChange Energy as the leading acquirers, with NextPower spending more than $1.1 billion. The article attributes the shift to a saturated domestic tracker market, forecast declining U.S. tracker shipments from 2026 to 2035, and the roughly 10% share of utility-scale solar capex that mounting systems represent. It also cites the Section 45X credit and the 10% domestic content bonus as incentives to manufacture in the United States, and notes the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered into force in January 2026.

Oct 8Thu
  1. Utility Dive

    Wood Mackenzie: four-hour battery storage now cheaper than gas peakers in markets worldwide

    Wood Mackenzie published an analysis finding that the levelized cost of electricity for four-hour battery storage is now cheaper than gas peakers in markets across the globe, and a spokesperson told Utility Dive that in the United States, for a 2026 commercial operation date, four-hour battery storage is 65% to 75% cheaper than new open-cycle gas turbine peakers, depending on whether state-level carbon pricing applies. The firm projects gas turbine prices rising to $600/kW by the end of 2027, a 195% increase since 2019, and says four-hour storage in the Middle East and Africa will fall 33% to $80/MWh by 2035.

Oct 6Tue
  1. Federal Register · Treasury / IRS (OBBB)

    Treasury and IRS request comments on Form 8881 information collection

    The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published an Agency Information Collection Activities notice requesting comments on Form 8881. The notice concerns the information collection associated with that form; the source does not state a comment deadline, a rate, an HTS code or an effective date.

Oct 5Mon
  1. pv magazine USA

    pv magazine USA commentary: U.S. project requirements are shaping sodium-ion battery specifications

    In a pv magazine USA commentary, ESS Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Randy Selesky writes that domestic content thresholds, foreign-entity-of-concern restrictions and Executive Order 14421 are driving U.S. developers to trace cell origin, cathode and anode material sourcing, cell finishing and system integration locations, and corporate ownership across the supply chain. He says sodium-ion has a structural advantage because it avoids concentrated lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese supply chains, and that UL 9540A test data at the cell, module, unit and installation levels drives deflagration venting, suppression sizing, setbacks and fire service response plans.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Utility Dive

    Utility Dive: Facilities use Section 48E investment tax credits for energy projects

    Utility Dive reports that facilities are using Section 48E federal investment tax credits to finance renewable and storage projects, citing a Colorado hospital that expects $4 million to $8 million in credits on a $65 million project. The article says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut the credit for several technologies, but solar remains eligible when paired with battery storage and geothermal credits were left in place, and that nonprofits and public facilities receive the benefit as a direct Treasury payment while private companies can sell credits at roughly 85 to 93 cents on the dollar.

Sep 3Thu
  1. Federal Register · Treasury / IRS (OBBB)

    IRS publishes 2026 inflation adjustment factor and applicable amounts for clean electricity production credit

    The IRS published in the Federal Register the 2026 inflation adjustment factor and applicable amounts used to calculate the clean electricity production credit under section 45Y of the Internal Revenue Code. The notice states the figures are required by law to be published in the Federal Register. The notice does not state the factor or the applicable amounts.