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 ...

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 ...

Can Clusters of Human-Constructed Ponds in the Arizona Desert Save a Threatened Frog? California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It. A ...

Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW (AC) in 2024, with the top 33 countries now accounting for 765 GW, or roughly 93% of the global total, according to Wiki-Solar. The 33 leading ...

Research from Indiana University suggests that concerns over the impact of solar development on US agricultural production are largely exaggerated, with prices for maize, soybeans and wheat expected ...

A notable shift is underway in the U.S. clean-energy mix with utility-scale solar now providing more installed capacity than wind, according to a report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) ...

Texas, which already leads the country in electricity generation from natural gas, coal and wind, has passed California to become the leader in utility-scale solar. Data for 2025, released last week ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Phoenix, I glanced out the ...

SEC Renewable Energy Park in Victoria, the first state-owned solar-plus-storage project in Australia, is one of a growing number of hybrid projects. Image: SEC Victoria. As Australia’s renewable ...

The Michigan DNR, in a decision it didn't announce to the general public, earlier this month announced a continued pause on leases of state-managed forest lands for utility-scale solar projects. DNR ...

BNP Paribas turned more constructive on parts of the U.S. solar supply chain Wednesday, upgrading Array Technologies (ARRY) and Shoals Technologies (SHLS), citing signs that utility-scale solar ...

Pacific Blue’s 100MW Haughton Stage 1 solar PV power plant led with an AC capacity factor of 24.3%. Image: Pacific Blue. Australia’s utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh ...