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Daily News Wrap-Up: Shorter Battery PPAs Gain Favor, Bankability Still Key

As India’s energy storage market matures, battery energy storage developers say power purchase agreement (PPA) tenures need greater flexibility than the customary...

October 7, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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US Residential Solar-Storage Adoption Jumps to 37% in 2025

The share of new residential solar systems paired with battery storage systems in the U.S. increased to 37% in 2025 from 25% in 2024, according to a new Lawrence...

October 6, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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US Solar Module Imports Plunge 78% as Domestic Manufacturing Expands: Crux

The value of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar module imports into the U.S. fell 78% between the first half (1H) of 2024 and 1H 2026, as trade enforcement measures and...

October 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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First Solar Files Patent Infringement Case Against JA Solar, American Panel

US-based solar technology and manufacturing company, First Solar, has filed a lawsuit against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions (AMPS), alleging unauthorized use of...

October 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Consumer Nod a Must for PM Surya Ghar Vendor Agreements

The PM Surya Ghar portal made consumer approval of vendor agreements mandatory before rooftop solar installations can proceed. Vendors cannot upload installation details...

September 28, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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US Solar Module Prices Jump Over 40% After Section 232 Measures

More than a month after the U.S. introduced price floors and new tariffs on polysilicon products with its Section 232 proclamation, the median price for imported solar...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Data Centers Spur Renewable Power Demand

Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a surge in proposed data center capacity, led by large projects around Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, and Vizianagaram, creating significant new...

September 24, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Led by Utility-Scale Segment, US Storage Market Hits 18.9 GWh in Q2 2026

The U.S. energy storage market installed a record 18.9 GWh in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, even as installed power capacity fell 7% year-over-year (YoY), according...

September 24, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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US Moves to Curb Polysilicon Stockpiling Ahead of New Tariffs

The U.S. Department of Commerce has temporarily restricted  imports of polysilicon and its derivatives to prevent companies from stockpiling products ahead of the...

September 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Manufacturing Hit by Module Glut, Cell Shortages

The supply mismatch between India’s solar module and cell capacity has had an unlikely fallout: low utilization of module manufacturing lines. With average capacity...

September 17, 2026

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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SEG Solar Begins HJT Module Production at Second US Manufacturing Facility

Houston-based vertically integrated solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started commercial-scale production of heterojunction (HJT) solar modules at its second U.S....

September 16, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Upstream Manufacturing Faces Capacity Test

India’s solar manufacturing sector is preparing for a major expansion further upstream, with a substantial pipeline of polysilicon, ingot, and wafer manufacturing...

September 15, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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GameChange Alleges Solar Tracker Patent Infringement by Nextpower

GameChange Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of GameChange Energy, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against solar tracker manufacturer Nextpower in the U.S....

September 11, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Waaree Energies to Raise Arizona Solar Module Capacity to 1.6 GW

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies is increasing the capacity of its solar module manufacturing plant in Arizona in the U.S. from 1 GW to 1.6 GW by investing $37...

August 31, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Trump Restricts Use of Foreign-made Equipment in US Power Grid

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency over foreign threats involving bulk-power system electric equipment and...

August 27, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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