, Europe, and China, energy storage is becoming essential for project viability, making PV-plus-storage and strong EPC partnerships the new basis for winning projects in 2026 and beyond. Global solar PV deployment is entering a phase of adjustment. Global solar growth is flattening in major markets as oversupply from China and India drives prices down and shifts competition from sheer volume to execution, policy alignment, and system integration. 7% of net summer capacity and 6. EIA projects that PV's growth in 2023 (27 GWac) and 2024 (36 GWac) will continue in 2025 (39 GWac) and remain at similar levels in 2026 (36 GWac). In 2024, 24 states and territories generated more than 5% of. After years of relentless cost declines and record deployment, the solar and storage sector is entering a more complex phase. Module prices are rising as manufacturers seek to restore margins, corporate PPA volumes have recorded their first decline in nearly a decade, and political uncertainty is. The US solar industry installed 11. 7 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) of capacity in Q3 2025, a 20% increase from Q3 2024, a 49% increase from Q2 2025, and the third largest quarter for deployment in the industry's history.