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UK Solar Passes 2 Million Installations: A New Era for British Renewables

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The United Kingdom has reached a historic milestone. According to provisional data from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), total solar capacity hit 22.1 GW at the end of March 2026, with the number of individual installations crossing 2,003,000. March 2026 alone recorded 27,607 installations – the busiest month since 2012 –

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Global BESS capacity tops 250 GW, overtaking pumped hydro for first time

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Last year marked a historic inflection point for BESS, as global operational storage capacity surpassed 250 GW, overtaking pumped hydropower energy storage (PHES) for the first time, according to Rystad Energy. Annual additions exceeded 100 GW/280 GWh in 2025 – nearly triple the volumes added in 2023 – reflecting a compound annual growth rate of over 100%

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Norway adds 117 MW of solar in 2025

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Norway installed 117 MW of solar in 2025, according to figures published by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). The result is down on both 2024’s result and the country’s record year for solar deployment in 2023, taking cumulative capacity to around 876 MW. The commercial and industrial market segment added the majority of Norway’s solar in 2025, installing

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Demand for home solar energy storage rising in Switzerland

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In Switzerland, roughly every second residential PV system is installed together with a battery energy storage system (BESS). “Over the past three years, the total number of battery storage systems has doubled almost annually,” stated industry body Swissolar in its first storage market report, published at the organization’s Members’ Day, in Lucerne yesterday. A key

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Rooftop solar saved California ratepayers $1.5 billion last year

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In California, large-scale investor-owned utilities and residential solar installers have clashed over rulemaking decisions related to billing structures and regulations for rooftop solar.  Utilities have generally been successful in their campaign to propose rulemaking changes and gain approval from state regulators to make cuts to rooftop residential solar electricity export rates and assess fixed charges on rooftop

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