The China Photovoltaic Industry Association has stated that 2,204 MW / 4,520 MWh of battery storage was built in China in 2022 in the solar-plus-storage segment, accounting for the majority of energy storage additions. Soren, the French solar panel collection and recycling company, has published figures showing 3,848 modules received (most for recycling, but some are discarded) in 2022, of which it collected 3,600 and received 248. This figure is up by 25% from 2021 but still lower than the numbers for 2019 and 2020. North American solar PPA prices have declined 1% from Q1 to Q2 2023, the first decline since Q1 2020 according to LevelTen Energy. Michigan utility DTE Energy has agreed to close the Monroe coal plant…