Opinion
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News
1 Reuters:
The path to cheap power will be very expensive
2 Bloomberg:
European Solar Profits Tumble to Record Low on Long Sunny Spring
3 PV-Tech:
Sonnedix, Renfe sign 420GWh PV supply agreement
4 Solar Power World:
Qcells to recycle solar panels in Georgia
5 Energy Storage News:
ERCOT’s projected load growth ‘unrealistic and impossible’, Ascend Analytics says
6 Canary Media:
This startup turns steel and aluminum waste into usable metals
7 PV-Magazine:
Grid operator SPP partners with Hitachi to speed interconnection studies
Opinions:
8 Utility Dive:
Baseload blind spot? Senate should unleash 24/7 clean-energy workhorses
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Yann
Please Help Us. That’s the message from several members of Congress to their Senate colleagues regarding the tax credit cuts in the reconciliation bill. Specifically the 13 House members call out the placed in service, transferability and FEOC section of the bill. The reality is that America needs power and if we don’t generate all the solar we can, America will lose jobs and the AI race that sets up the path for the next century.
Elementary Math. As highlighted Friday, Elon is back vocally on team solar, here’s the latest tweet on the topic.
News
1 Politico:
13 House Republicans urge Senate to save green credits
2 New York Times:
In Georgia, Republicans Vote to Kill Green Jobs but Face Little Fallout
3 Data Center Dynamics:
FlexGen, Rosendin to develop utility-scale BESS solution for data centers
4 Canary Media:
Will Senate Republicans block the climate law rollback?
5 Reuters:
Sunnova Energy to lay off 718 employees
6 Bloomberg:
Warburg Pincus-Backed Solar Mosaic Files for Bankruptcy
7 Energy Storage News:
Eco Stor puts largest BESS in Germany online, former majority owner building Finland project
8 PV-Tech:
Vikram Solar secures SEBI nod for IPO, eyes expansion
Opinions:
9 PV-magazine:
Onyx Renewables secures $260 million financing
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Yann
Head Down And Call The Senate. There’s a lot going on in DC but let me reset your mind on the simple task at hand. Call, advocate and lobby your US Senators. They have the bill in their chambers and have the power to make the changes you want to see. The rest is noise that you can’t control.
Opinion
News
1 Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Aims to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Bill as He Fails to Save EV Credits
2 NBC News:
Trump and Xi agree to new in-person meeting after phone call amid trade tensions
3 Los Angeles Times:
California broke law in cutting rooftop solar incentives, state Supreme Court is told
4 PV-Magazine:
California’s rooftop solar regulatory war wages on
5 Utility Dive:
Does PJM have a data center problem?
6 Axios:
Global clean-energy investment doubles fossil fuels
7 Reuters:
Sunnova Energy to lay off 718 employees
8 Solar Power World:
Republican senator pens op-ed seeking more measured approach to IRA changes
9 Energy Storage News:
US broke quarterly utility-scale BESS deployment records again in Q1 2025, ACP says
Opinions:
10 New York Times:
In Puerto Rico, a Struggle for Power Comes to Light
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Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 Deseret News:
Opinion - Tax credits with a scalpel — how to boost American energy without killing innovation
2 New York Times:
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.
3 Utility Dive:
House budget bill would kill 330K solar, storage jobs
4 BLoomberg:
The Missing Engineers
5 Axios:
What to know about rare earths in the China-U.S. trade dispute
6 Reuters:
Five charts on key US electricity and power generation trends
7 Solar Power World:
Crux tax credit marketplace releases first annual report on clean energy investment dynamics
8 Energy Storage News:
US import tariff analysis spells out extent of challenge facing US battery storage industry
9 Canary Media:
Massachusetts grid breakthrough could benefit customers while boosting solar
10 PV-Magazine:
Automated solar permitting bill sails through New Jersey Assembly
Opinions:
11 Solar Builder:
Future of residential solar at risk
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Yann
