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.

Five Nations Endorse Rooftop Solar Declaration for 300M Homes at COP31

Five countries endorsed the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration at COP31, joining Australia behind a voluntary goal of 300 million solar homes worldwide by 2030.

Nov 11, 2026 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, Australia, Bangladesh, Asia, Kenya, Oceania, Africa, Nigeria, global solar council

Tigo Opens GO Battery to VPP Programs in California, Texas, New York

Tigo opened its GO Battery to VPP programs in California, Texas, New York and PJM states, lifting its program list to 12 US states and territories.

Nov 9, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Software, USA, North America, VPP, residential storage, Tigo Energy

Sungrow Signs Three Australian Distributors for 1.5 GW PV, 4 GWh BESS

Sungrow signed distribution agreements with three Australian partners covering 1.5 GW of PV and 4 GWh of batteries, with Solar Juice holding 2.5 GWh of it.

Nov 9, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Inverters, Sungrow, Australia, Inverters, Oceania, BESS

Enphase Says Over 8 Million Microinverters Have Shipped From US Sites

Enphase has shipped more than 8 million microinverters from US contract plants, plus nearly 500 MWh of IQ Batteries, and now builds AI power modules in Texas.

Nov 9, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Inverters, USA, residential solar, North America, Enphase, microinverter

Tigo Q3 Revenue Falls 21.5% to $24 Million as US Sales Halve

Tigo Energy's Q3 revenue fell 21.5% from a year earlier to $24.0 million as US sales halved; the optimizer maker guided Q4 revenue to $20–22 million.

Nov 6, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Europe, residential solar, North America, Tigo Energy, mlpe

Sunrun Adds Batteries to a Record 75% of New Customers in Q3

A record 75% of Sunrun's new customers took a home battery in Q3, and the company set 2026 Cash Generation guidance at about $200 million, its prior low end.

Nov 5, 2026 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunrun, financial results, North America, VPP, residential storage

Brattle Finds Distributed Energy Could Avoid $614B in US Power Costs

Expanding rooftop solar, batteries and flexible demand could avoid $614 billion in US power-system costs through 2050, a Brattle report for Pew finds.

Nov 5, 2026 // Residential, Grids, Market Research, USA, North America, rooftop solar, VPP, Distributed Energy, brattle group

Sunrun Doubles Puerto Rico Battery Power Plant to 60,000 Customers

Sunrun's Puerto Rico distributed power plant doubled to more than 60,000 customers and regularly delivers 45 MW for four hours during island grid shortfalls.

Nov 3, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Software, USA, Sunrun, North America, Puerto Rico, VPP

World Bank and GOGLA Count 149 Million Off-Grid Solar Users, Up 26%

Off-grid solar served 149 million people in 2025, up 26% from 2023, the World Bank's ESMAP and GOGLA said; affiliates sold 12 million products.

Oct 28, 2026 // Residential, Market Research, world bank, off-grid solar, Africa, Gogla, Solar home systems

Thailand Opens THB 50,000 Rooftop Solar Grants for 1 Million Homes

Thailand opens sign-up for People's Solar, a THB 50,000 grant per home for up to 1 million households installing 5–10 kWp systems by September 2027.

Oct 27, 2026 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, Thailand, Asia, residential solar, subsidies, rooftop solar, Southeast Asia

Ember Says Battery Subsidy Could Add 15–25 GWh to India's Rooftops

Ember says India could add 15–25 GWh of home batteries by extending PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidies to storage, at a cost of about INR 280 billion.

Oct 26, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop solar, net metering, Ember, residential storage

Israel Proposes 5% Yearly Cuts to Rooftop Solar Tariffs From 2027

Israel's Electricity Authority proposes 5% yearly cuts to rooftop solar tariffs from 2027, taking home systems from 48 to 36.77 agorot per kWh by 2030.

Oct 21, 2026 // Residential, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Asia, Israel, middle east, rooftop solar, feed-in tariff

SunPower Origin Launches in Europe With 505 W, 40-Year Warranty

SunPower Origin back-contact panel goes on sale in Europe at 505 W with a 40-year warranty. TCL SunPower expects first deliveries before the end of 2026.

Oct 19, 2026 // Technology, Residential, Rooftop PV, SunPower, Europe, back-contact, TCL SunPower