Five Solar Stories That Defined 2025

This Week in Solar · Jan 2, 2026 · 4m

1. The “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” The biggest news of the year for the solar industry happened with the Trump Administration signing the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” The new bill phased out tax credits that made solar cheaper for companies and families. It pulled hope away from thousands of Americans like Jennifer McCoy, a single mother in Georgia working three jobs. She’d been approved for a solar energy system that would lower her out-of-control power bills through the Solar for All Program, only to learn that the program, and her project, were cancelled as a result. The bill…