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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) announced that they will unify their operations after approval by both organizations’ boards of directors. The CCSA team, resources, and policy work will be integrated into SEIA in early October. The decision gives the expanded association unified representation across the various solar and storage sectors, from large-scale projects to community solar.
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicate that solar generation will clearly outpace the growth of gas and coal during 2026 and 2027, despite policies hostile to renewable energy. The article also examines the solar sector’s political mobilization, along with its bet on new materials and technologies such as perovskite and CdTe cells.
The article reviews six solar projects at American schools and universities, whose benefits range from cutting energy bills and saving more than $100 million over 25 years to funding annual student scholarships. The examples show that storage systems and solar installations in parking lots can add benefits such as electricity continuity and shade, alongside financial savings.
The United States added 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage capacity in the second quarter of 2026, driven primarily by utility-scale storage projects. Market forecasts through 2030 increased, while additions of residential batteries declined because of changes to federal incentives.