Partisan Agencies. In yesterday’s SCOTUS opinion re. Slaughter, the executive branch, i.e. the President, got the right (it seems) to fire commissioners of the FTC (or FERC) at their discretion. Any attempt by Congress seems to be seen by this Court as an unlawful infringement on presidential powers. The future seems to be one where a party wins the White House and then goes on to fire Commissioners across the agencies and then duke it out with the Senate as necessary to put in place their preferred people. Maybe the TVA is in play too?
More Chargers Please. Uber drivers love driving EVs but hate the lack of charging, interesting how the last few years have progressed in the electrification of miles driven. Can EV infrastructure become a profitable business?
The ITC Thoughts. Well this topic woke you up and your thoughts came in. If you missed yesterday’s SolarWakeup go back and add your opinion on the ITC. Note for those asking my opinion, I disagree with about 98% of the emails I got so far.
- New York Times: The Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power
- Axios: Charging concerns overtake costs in Uber’s electric car push
- Utility Dive: 445 GW — mainly solar, storage — to come online by 2030 as demand growth surges: ICF
- Bloomberg: Brookfield Sees Energy Deals Targeting Batteries Displacing Standalone Solar, Wind
- Solar Builder: Canada’s EDC finances solar export projects around the globe
- PV-Tech: Federal permitting red tape puts 30% of US solar pipeline at risk – Wood Mackenzie
- Energy Storage News: ees Europe 2026: Grid-forming PCS, DC-coupling, C&I and data centre solutions among product launches and market debuts
- PV-Magazine: First Solar hits legal headwinds as shareholders file tariff-related class action
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Best, Yann