This is your SolarWakeup for March 18th 2025
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News
1 New York Times:
Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.
2 Financial Times:
Dark clouds dull US rooftop solar prospects
3 PV-Magazine:
Rooftop solar saved California ratepayers $1.5 billion last year, finds report
4 Bloomberg:
Energy Chief Praises Research Hub That Trump Once Sought to Ax
5 Utility Dive:
Santee Cooper wants to sell its unfinished reactors. What happens next?
6 Axios:
Ukrainian CEO warns Europe against Russian gas revival
7 Reuters:
China power generation dips in Jan, Feb for only third time since the 1990s
8 PV-Tech:
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners raises €12 billion in fifth renewables fund
9 Energy Storage News:
UK government sets 8-hour minimum for LDES cap-and-floor scheme
10 Canary Media:
Ohio Supreme Court weighs high-stakes solar permitting case
Opinions:
11 Renewable Energy World:
A ‘powered up’ day at CERAWeek
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 17th 2025
Opinion
News
1 New York Times:
Hope for a Trump Energy Boom Is Marred by Anxiety About Tariffs
2 Bloomberg:
Clean Tech Stocks Rise as Germany Marks €100 Billion for Climate
3 PV-Magazine:
Community solar giants Perch Energy, Arcadia announce merger
4 Utility Dive:
MISO overstates transmission plan benefits by excluding Invenergy project
5 Reuters:
Italy's grid operator Terna to invest 23 billion euros over 10 years
6 PV-Tech:
Terabase raises US$130 million to scale up automated project
8 Renewable Energy World:
One year after winning DTECH’s Initiate startup spotlight, Pearl Street gets acquired
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
Can clean energy break records despite Trump?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 14th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Utility Dive:
IRA credits and energy demand continue to drive renewables investments
2 Reuters:
Exclusive - BP seeks to sell 50% of solar unit to strategic partner, bids due in June, document shows
3 New York Times:
E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose
4 Canary Media:
Trump admin says it’s ‘terminated’ $20B green bank in latest escalation
5 Axios:
Fervo moves toward IPO despite Trump climate storm
6 PV-Tech:
Adapture Renewables acquires 110MW solar-plus-storage project in Colorado
7 Energy Storage News:
Cypress Creek Renewables secures US$133 million for 200MW Texas BESS
Opinions:
8 PV-Magazine:
New York authority approves first Build-Ready program solar project
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 12th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Seattle Times:
WA ranchers turn to new crop
2 Utility Dive:
DOE will prioritize fossil fuels, but it still expects strong growth from storage, solar, Wright says
3 Bloomberg:
Ontario Premier Says He’ll Cut Power Exports to US If Needed
4 ABC:
Gov. Shapiro ready to invest in cleaner energy for the future
5 Axios:
NASA eliminates chief scientist role, other offices
6 PV-Tech:
France awards 220MW rooftop solar PV in undersubscribed tender
7 Energy Storage News:
Wood Mackenzie
8 PV-Magazine:
Maryland’s energy storage efforts pay off in rural towns’ power crisis
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 11th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Politico:
House Republican support grows for keeping clean energy tax breaks
2 Bloomberg:
Top US Utility Says Gas Can Meet Only a Fraction of Power Demand
3 Reuters:
Republicans seek to protect green tax credits in budget bill
4 Renewable Energy World:
NextEra CEO warns against scorning renewable generation amidst long lead times for gas and nuclear development
6 New York Times:
U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change
7 UTility Dive:
Hitachi Energy commits $250M to address transformer shortage
8 Energy Storage News:
Cycle limits are major cap on revenues’
9 Canary Media:
Texas broke its solar, wind, and battery records in one spring week
Opinions:
10 PV-Magazine:
California company deploys solar-plus-batteries at no cost to low-income customers
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 10th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Seattle Times:
WA ranchers turn to new crop
2 Utility Dive:
Data center supply, construction surged in 2024 amid AI boom
3 Bloomberg:
Five Key Charts to Watch in Global Commodity Markets This Week
4 New York Times:
Climate Nonprofit Sues E.P.A. Over Billions in Frozen Funds
5 Reuters:
India's Tata Power unit exploring $5.6 billion clean energy investment in Andhra state
6 PV-Tech:
Wood Mackenzie forecasts 160GW of new solar PV in South America by 2034
7 Energy Storage News:
US zinc BESS manufacturer Eos guides for tenfold revenue increase year-on-year
Opinions:
9 PV-Magazine:
A storage industry vibe-check after a month of Trump 2.0
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 6th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Bloomberg:
Quinbrook Says Battery Breakthrough Will Aid Energy Transition
2 New York Times:
Most Contaminated U.S. Nuclear Site Is Set to Be the Largest Solar Farm
3 Axios:
New analysis tackles physical barriers to AI "dominance"
4 Utility Dive:
Will Trump tariffs delay utility transmission, power plant plans?
5 Reuters:
Key US energy data trends to track as tariffs kick in
6 PV-Tech:
Adapture Renewables secures US$321 million debt facility from MUFG for US solar portfolio
7 Solar Power World:
K2 Systems design software integrates with Scanifly
8 Energy Storage News:
California moves to impose more control over BESS in wake of Moss Landing fire
9 PV-Magazine:
New Mexico, Nuvve partnership to accelerate electric fleets
Opinions:
10 Renewable Energy world:
How artificial intelligence can transform transmission and distribution
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 5th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Inc:
This Startup Just Raised $50 Million to Make Next-Gen Solar Panels
2 PV-Magazine:
Trump’s energy agenda to encounter roadblocks, Wood Mackenzie says
3 Bloomberg:
European Solar Generation Boost Sends Power Prices Below Zero
4 Utility Dive:
New England, New York grid operators prepare to collect millions in tariffs on Canadian electricity
5 Axios:
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings
6 NPR:
Virginia Democrats pass proposal to incentivize small solar projects
7 PV-Tech:
Solx, Origami Solar sign steel frame agreement for 1GW module plant in Puerto Rico
8 Energy Storage News:
Kentucky utilities request approval for 1.2GW natural gas and 400MW BESS
9 Canary Media:
Solar is not the culprit for Maine’s high utility bills, despite claims
Opinions:
10 Renewable Energy World:
How the solar power industry is rebranding to meet an ‘energy dominance’ edict – This Week in Cleantech
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 4th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Financial Times:
Big businesses step up to buy energy from new wind and solar farms
2 Canary Media:
After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid
3 Bloomberg:
Sunnova’s 71% Stock Plunge Heralds US Solar State of ‘Chaos’
4 New York Times:
Trump Will Impose 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
5 Reuters:
US farmers switch to renting out sheep as lawn mowers for solar sites
6 PV-Tech:
Amazon secures 870MW solar and wind PPAs in Spain
7 Energy Storage News:
Illinois legislators introduce bill to set 15GW energy storage target
Opinions:
8 PV Magazine:
Breaking the U.S. interconnection logjam
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 28th 2025
Opinion
News
1 Utility Dive:
IRA tax credit repeal would drive up electricity prices, system costs
2 Bloomberg:
PE Firms Look to Cut Losses After Renewable Energy Bets Fizzle
3 Axios:
Top weather, climate agency NOAA the latest layoff target
4 Reuters:
Engie warns that uncertainty could affect its US investments
5 PV-Tech:
Meta, Microsoft secure PV agreements with Cypress Creek Renewables and Silicon Ranch
6 Solar Power World:
California legislators introduce new community solar bill to fix problems of the last
7 Yale:
Cheap Chinese Panels Sparking a Solar Boom in the Global South
8 PV-Magazine:
Solar, batteries, and wind to make up 93% of 2025 U.S. electricity capacity deployments
Opinions:
9 Solar Builder:
Off-grid outlook
Have a great day!
Yann
