Shares of Chinese solar panel makers surged after a team of staff sent by Elon Musk had reportedly visited several photovoltaic suppliers in China.

Elected officials in Medicine Hat, Alta., approved moving ahead with a 75-megawatt solar farm in a landmark decision Monday evening.

A major Queensland hybrid project halved its solar capacity, signalling a shift in 2026 from building bigger solar farms to designing projects that better fit grid, market, and approval realities.

Emergent Solar Energy reports heavy manufacturing is adopting rooftop solar to cut costs and carbon, driven by declining installation costs and tax incentives.