Utility-scale solar additions outpace gas for a third straight quarter
New interconnection data shows solar carrying the bulk of new generation capacity, with dawn-to-dusk farms clearing queues faster than thermal projects.
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New interconnection data shows solar carrying the bulk of new generation capacity, with dawn-to-dusk farms clearing queues faster than thermal projects.
Developers are standardizing around longer-duration storage as prices fall and evening peak demand stretches later into the night.
Permitting reform talk is heating up as interconnection wait times stretch past project construction timelines in several regions.
Hyperscalers are signing direct power purchase agreements with solar-plus-storage developers to lock in capacity ahead of grid upgrades.
A quick scorecard of which states are expanding solar and storage credits — and which are letting programs lapse.
Panel and inverter manufacturers are adjusting guidance as trade policy moves faster than supply chains can follow.
Solar and storage headlines only matter if the grid can carry them. Grid Watch tracks transmission buildout, interconnection queues, and the infrastructure bottlenecks slowing everything down.
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