As utility-scale solar projects accelerate the transition to 2kV system architectures, the industry is increasingly focused ...

Leveraging advanced racking technologies and strategic terrain assessments allows developers to minimize costly grading while maximizing the economic and environmental performance of utility-scale ...

Solar software platform Enact Solar has acquired solar engineering and design software company PVComplete. This combination ...

Comparison of a traditional versus optimised grading plan for a sample project. The difference can mean millions of dollars saved. Image: Castillo Engineering. As solar sites become more challenging, ...

Peak production is one of the shared goals of stakeholders across the utility-scale solar value chain, but with site conditions becoming increasingly challenging, it’s a more complex goal than it used ...

Detra Solar’s latest expert insight delves into the engineering intricacies of upgrading utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The briefing, authored by ...

Strategic Guide: How EPCs Evaluate the Best Solar System Supplier Leading EPC firms use a multi-tiered evaluation process to ensure project bankability. The following are the most important criteria ...

More than 70% of clean energy projects never reach Notice to Proceed (NTP), mostly due to risks that surface too late. A 2025 whitepaper from Paces shows that early-stage development failures are ...

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 ...

Thousands of solar panels were shattered when a storm dropped golf ball-sized hail on a 3,300-acre, 350 MW utility-scale project in suburban Houston early last year. Production fell sharply for three ...

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 ...