European Green Deal Guide

• 12 August 2020

What is the European Green Deal and how should you prepare to benefit from the energy transition?

The UK’s journey to net zero: an uncertain path ahead

• 05 September 2023

Upstream will play a crucial role in developing clean energy. Policy needs to support this, as well as foster a favourable environment for decarbonisation technologies.

What to look out for at this year’s Solar and Energy Storage Summit 2024

• 21 May 2024

A sneak peek at the topics our experts will be breaking down this year

Distributed solar and storage: a beacon of security and hope

• 11 April 2024

Wood Mackenzie continues to support improved energy access and energy security in Puerto Rico through our partnership with Let’s Share the Sun.

Renewables on the rise: are the Majors ready to invest?

• 05 July 2017

Wind and solar energy are poised to radically reshape the energy market over the coming decades, presenting a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios.The Majors are starting to rethink their strategies. But how fast and to what extent will the shift to renewable energy unfold?

Cross purchases: how trends in supplier acquisitions are affecting utility spending

• 26 March 2026

A surge in cross-category acquisitions is reshaping supplier dynamics and influencing how utilities allocate and manage spending

Critical risk: cracking down on the use of forced and child labour in supply chains

• 26 March 2026

Rising global regulations are forcing companies to confront hidden labour risks across increasingly complex supply chains

Tariff troubles: uncertainty persists after US Supreme Court ruling

• 25 March 2026

A temporary reprieve on tariffs offers cost relief, but policy volatility continues to cloud long-term energy investment decisions

A power producer’s view of keeping the lights on. What does rising electricity demand from data centers mean for the US grid?

• 19 March 2026

Ed Crooks hosts a conversation on data centers, grid strain and the future of US power

US Distributed Solar Service

Understand the factors shaping US residential and commercial solar markets and steer your organisation towards the biggest opportunities.

US energy storage installations reach new quarterly record in Q2 with 5.6 GW

• 26 September 2025

The US energy storage market set a record for quarterly growth in Q2 2025, with 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of installations, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie.

Batteries: powering the fight against climate change

• 22 April 2020

Why investment in battery manufacturing and storage technologies is critical to limiting global warming to 2°C

OBBBA policy changes could reduce US residential solar adoption by up to 46% through 2030, but massive long-term market potential remains

• 04 August 2025

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which eliminates several key market drivers, including the Section 25D customer-owned investment tax credit (ITC) for residential solar systems after 2025, will hinder near-term US residential solar growth according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. However, the long-term potential remains strong, with growth expected to return after 2028.

Power transformers and distribution transformers will face supply deficits of 30% and 10% in 2025

• 14 August 2025

As electricity consumption continues to surge in the US, pressure on power infrastructure such as transformers has intensified, with a supply shortage for power and distribution transformers to hit 30% and 10%, respectively, in 2025, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, a leading energy research and consultancy firm.

Wood Mackenzie donates solar power system to domestic violence shelter in Puerto Rico

• 06 March 2025

To honor the upcoming International Women’s Day, Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with Let’s Share the Sun and other third parties, recently donated 24 solar panels and 2 batteries of storage to a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Puerto Rico. The fully installed 10.8 kW-DC system and 27.2 kWh battery will provide a significant portion of the shelter’s power needs.

Energy storage’s meteoric rise breaks another record

• 19 March 2025

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in 2024 with 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of installations across all segments, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie. The report shows a total of 12,314 megawatts (MW) and 37,143 megawatt hours (MWh) deployed, representing increases of 33% and 34% respectively over 2023 numbers.

Solar adds more new capacity to the grid in 2024 than any energy technology in the past two decades

• 11 March 2025

The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, solar and storage account for 84% of all new electric generating capacity added to the grid last year.

South America to add 160 GW of solar PV capacity by 2034

• 05 March 2025

Wood Mackenzie's latest report on the South American solar PV market reveals that the region will add 160 GWdc of solar capacity between 2025 and 2034, driven by diversification efforts, growing power demand, and favourable system economics. The report "South America Solar PV Market Outlook 2025" provides a comprehensive analysis of the region's solar energy landscape, power sector dynamics, 10-year solar PV installation outlook, and policy impacts across key markets.

Newly added US data center capacity slows down considerably in Q4 2025, as market struggles to keep up with explosive demand

• 16 March 2026

25 gigawatts (GW) of new data center capacity was added to the funnel in Q4 2025, half of Q3 additions, signaling a challenging development environment and a focus on the existing pipeline.

China’s coal-fired power generation declines for the first time since 2015

• 10 February 2026

China's coal-fired power generation decreased 1.9% in 2025, marking a historic shift driven by new non-fossil generation that has finally outpaced demand growth, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

The state of safe harboring: a strategic outlook for US utility-scale solar development

• 01 April 2026

Unpacking the solar safe harbor sprint

US utilities have committed to 116 GW of large load capacity growth, equal to 15.5% of current US peak demand

• 04 September 2025

With 116 gigawatts (GW) of large load capacity committed or under construction, US utilities are planning for significant large load capacity growth—equivalent to 15.5% of current US peak demand—according to a new Wood Mackenzie study of major investor-owned utilities.

Wood Mackenzie launches Nodal Price Forecast

• 28 August 2025

Wood Mackenzie, the global insight business for renewables, energy, and natural resources, has launched its Nodal Price Forecast solution.

European refiners may hold the key to scaling green hydrogen

• 21 August 2025

High costs have kept green hydrogen projects from taking off, but new regulations in the European Union's (EU) refining sector offers a solution to launching this carbon friendly technology at scale, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Global EV charging ports to increase CAGR of 12.3% from 2026-2040, reaching 206.6M total ports

• 18 August 2025

According to Wood Mackenzie’s recently released Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Forecast, EV charging ports will increase at 12.3% CAGR from 2026-2040, reaching 206.6 million ports globally.

Robust growth drives North America RNG market to 604 mmcfd capacity in 2025

• 26 June 2025

The North America renewable natural gas (RNG) market has demonstrated robust growth, expanding 35% since 2023 and adding a record 139 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) in 2024, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

With the US data center pipeline surging, regulated utilities are proving advantaged in meeting demand

• 19 June 2025

With data center demand booming in the US, vertically integrated regulated utilities are proving to be advantaged compared to deregulated markets in getting large loads connected to the grid, according to the new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie.

Tariffs to increase costs and slow down development for US power industry

• 02 June 2025

Recent tariff policies in the US are set to increase the cost of power generation technologies, with energy storage seeing the biggest hike due to its dependence on Chinese imports, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie.

Key energy takeaways from Canada’s 2025 election

• 01 May 2025

Newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has made energy a key initiative of the new government, with goals to expand both conventional and clean energy, but decoupling energy flows away from the US may prove to be a challenge, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Third-party ownership dominates US non-residential solar market, reaching 72% share in 2024

• 19 May 2025

Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the United States increased to 72% market share in 2024, up from 69% in 2023, according to the latest US Commercial Solar Competitive Landscape report from Wood Mackenzie.