Solar Residential News

Day by day, photovoltaic systems are becoming more affordable and consequently more popular. Apart from huge utility-scale solar farms and commercial stations, there are small PV plants for home use. Home solar electric systems are mounted on dwellings and residential buildings. Follow the updated news concerning residential solar installations. Also: Solar Installers Directory.

GoodLeap closes $140m ABS, fueling residential solar financing flow
Fintech lender GoodLeap and Tactical Infrastructure Partners complete a $140.2m solar securitisation backed by residential PPAs and leases.
Dec 15, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, PPAs, finance, GoodLeap, securitisation
Uniper Backs Scotland Solar, Wins German Battery Approval
Uniper fast-tracks a 45‑MWac Scottish solar farm and 50‑MW German battery, pairing bifacial trackers with stacked storage revenues to de‑risk finance, hedge volatility, and power a flexible, post‑coal portfolio.
Dec 12, 2025 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Germany, Europe, SCOTLAND, UNIPER, project finance
Germany’s Home PV Installs Drop 28% Amid Headwinds
Germany’s solar pivot: fewer single-family installs, more C&I and utility-scale, PPAs and storage surge. Self-consumption, balcony solar rise now; 2026 rate relief could spark VPP-fueled residential revival.
Dec 9, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Germany, Europe, residential solar, policy, BSW-Solar, financing
EcoFlow Partners to Accelerate Australia’s Home Battery Growth
EcoFlow teams up with Go Solar Australia to expand residential battery adoption amid rising electricity costs.
Nov 25, 2025 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, Australia, Oceania, EcoFlow, home batteries, energy independence
Investors Eye Syria’s Renewables As Residential Solar Exceeds Two Gigawatts
Investor appetite for Syrian renewables is growing as residential solar capacity is estimated to exceed 2 GW amid efforts to rebuild a shattered power system.
Nov 24, 2025 // Residential, Grids, Asia, investment, middle east, Syria, grid recovery
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
1Komma5 Grad posts record October orders, signals resilient demand trend
German cleantech firm 1Komma5 Grad booked about €105 million in October orders, its highest monthly intake, underscoring durable demand for home energy systems.
Nov 5, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, heat pumps
Sunrun prices $510 million solar securitization, expands financing capacity again
Sunrun priced a USD 510m securitization of residential solar leases and PPAs—its fifth this year—unlocking lower-cost funding to scale installs and storage.
Sep 15, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Sunrun, securitization
EPA Halts $7 Billion Solar Program Amid Legal Hurdles
EPA halts $7B Solar for All program, sparking backlash and legal threats. Critics warn of job loss and decarbonization setbacks as states scramble to fill funding void.
Aug 8, 2025 // Residential, USA, North America, EPA
SMA Solar Suffers Loss Amid Weak Home And Business Demand
German inverter giant SMA slides to €42.4 million H1 loss as inventory write-downs and sluggish residential sales overshadow utility-scale growth.
Aug 7, 2025 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Germany, Europe, inverter, SMA
ENEOS Partners with West Energy on Tohoku Micro-Solar Expansion Drive
ENEOS Renewable Energy joins forces with West Energy Solutions to roll out 50 low-voltage, 5 MW solar plants across Japan’s Tohoku region, easing land shortages.
Jul 16, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Japan, Asia, Eneos, West Group
SolarEdge rapidly ramps Utah plant, starts shipping USA-made home batteries
SolarEdge has begun volume production of its 9.7-kWh “USA Edition” Home Battery at a new Salt Lake City facility, the third U.S. site in a domestic-content push that will create 2,000 manufacturing jobs and shorten supply chains for residential solar-plus-storage.
Jun 26, 2025 // Residential, Storage, USA, Utah, North America, Inflation Reduction Act
E.ON UK’s £4 m Bet Unlocks Solar for Flat-Dwellers
E.ON UK invests £4 m in Allume Energy’s SolShare, aiming to bring rooftop solar—and 30-60 % bill cuts—to millions of apartment residents.
Jun 17, 2025 // Plants, Residential, Rooftop PV, Allume Energy, SolShare, E.ON UK
Third-Party Solar Dominates: 72% Market Share in 2024
US non-residential solar surges with 72% TPO in 2024, led by Nexamp. Expect continued growth as tax credits and rising electricity prices fuel the market.
May 21, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America
LONGi Unveils EcoLife HBC Modules, Raising Bar for Residential Solar
LONGi debuts EcoLife, the first mass-produced HBC module, boasting 25 % efficiency and 510 W output—engineered for Europe’s residential rooftops and 30-year durability.
May 13, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Residential, heterojunction, PV module, LONGi, EcoLife