A US solar industry group has outlined a nine-point policy agenda calling on New York City’s incoming mayor to accelerate rooftop solar and battery deployment to address grid reliability risks, energy costs and climate targets. December 30, 2025 William Driscoll From pv magazine USA The New York Solar Energy Industries Association has recommended nine ways for the administration of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to speed solar and storage deployment in the city, in a “solar+stora...

Rondo Energy’s 100 MWh heat battery, powered by 20 MW of onsite solar, could store industrial heat by using low-cost grid electricity generated during sunny and windy hours, the company said. October 21, 2025 William Driscoll From pv magazine USA Rondo Energy has announced that a 100 MWh heat battery it installed in California, powered solely by 20 MW of onsite, off-grid solar, has entered daily automatic operation. The heat battery provides continuous high-pressure heat and steam to a Holmes...