As utility-scale solar margins tighten, the industry is moving beyond simple flight automation. New multi-drone technology is allowing operators to achieve 100+ MW daily inspection rates, slashing ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...
In 2025, large-scale U.S. utility solar costs range from $0.95 to $1.23 per watt (DC) for a new, single-axis tracking system, with the final cost depending heavily on project size, location, and ...
"Offshore wind continues to weather permitting roadblocks and uncertainty." ...
According to American Clean Power, utility-scale solar is currently the third-largest renewable energy source in the world. And despite recent changes in law reducing future tax credits, solar power’s ...
Solar dominates new energy generation in the U.S., accounting for 69% of new capacity additions in Q1 of 2025. But although most of this added capacity comes from utility-scale projects, the ...
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As Texas becomes the country’s leader in generating solar power, the state’s propensity for severe hailstorms is a hazard that energy companies aim to manage. I’m writing about solar and hail this ...
U.S. solar developers are on track to install 43.4 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity in 2026, a 60 percent increase ...
CHARLOTTE — A bill that would raise taxes on utility-scale solar facilities in North Carolina by 500% is moving through the Statehouse. House Bill 729, known as the Farmland Protection Act, passed the ...
A 30 MW annual rooftop quota and a compensation tariff that overshoots estimated grid impact costs by three to four times are ...
Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh in May 2026, up 10% from 4.2TWh recorded in ...