Community solar is in need of some serious teamwork to get installations back on track.
According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), installations of community solar—solar infrastructure shared by subscribers who, in turn, receive energy credits—fell by 36% in the first half of 2025. The report said this stark decrease is the result of President Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, which phased out solar tax credits and “fundamentally altered” the community solar market, causing “slowing growth” in states that install community solar the most.
“The early expiration of the [Investment Tax Credit] will only add to this difficulty given the window for any new projects to secure tax credits is so small,” Caitlin Connelly, a Wood Mackenzie senior analyst, said in the report.
Both New York and Maine have seen booms in community solar installations in the last five…
