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.

Shumba Breaks Ground on 100-MW Botswana Solar Farm

Shumba Energy begins construction of its 100‑MW Tati Solar Project near Francistown, Botswana—an investment over BWP 1B—targeting commercial operations in 2027 and powering SAPP.

Jun 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Africa, Botswana, PV Power Plant, Shumba

EBRD Eyes $170m Loan for Egypt Solar-BESS

EBRD eyes a $170M senior debt facility for Infinity Power’s Nefer Menya—1GW solar plus 600MWh storage in Egypt—slashing CO2 up to 1.3M tonnes yearly. Final approval: July 22, 2026.

Jun 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Storage, EBRD, Asia, Africa, Egypt

Zambia Signs 500-MW Solar PPA With KS Eco Solutions

Zambia inks a 500MW solar power purchase deal with ZESCO, backed by KS Eco Solutions Holdings. Set to bolster renewable capacity, diversify power and strengthen energy security.

Jun 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant, KS Eco Solutions Holdings Ltd

Sunrun Q1 Profit Jumps as Battery Adoption Soars

Sunrun’s Q1 2026 earnings jumped to $167.6M as revenue surged 43% on strong U.S. residential solar-plus-storage demand. Record 73% attachment rate signals batteries fueling next profit wave.

May 12, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, clean energy, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Sunrun, Battery Storage, residential solar, North America

Terra Energy Raises $105 Million for Battery-Ready Rooftops

Terra Energy secures $105M to supercharge storage-paired rooftop solar—scaling sales, slashing soft costs, and bundling batteries as TOU rates and reforms spark evening self-consumption demand.

Feb 2, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Installers, North America

Otovo Buys SSP, Builds U.S. Solar O&M Beachhead

Otovo buys SSP, enters U.S. via O&M, chasing post–NEM 3.0 recurring revenue with diagnostics, retrofits and storage—building a services beachhead to cross-sell installs and aggregate devices into VPPs.

Jan 9, 2026 // Residential, USA, North America, Otovo, SSP

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

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