Category: Policy & Markets
CALSSA seeks fine for utility failure to meet deadlines
FERC’s independence under Trump
Innovations that are driving down costs
GRID Alternatives to pull $330 million in programs
What younger generations think about energy consumption
Homeowners race to go solar before ITC runs out
Module prices have remained stable
US ESS cell manufacturing to reach 50GWh end of 2026
Solar for All gets to axe
Growing electricity demand vs. uncertainty in renewables policies
EPA looks to slow down emissions curbing
Government accountability office to review DOE’s actions against solar
How utilities can address increasing extreme climate events
Takeaways from FERC’s latest meeting
VPPs to the rescue
The future of BESS considering OBBB
Global battery energy storage numbers are up 54%
The status of perovskite
The industry reacts to the BBB
How utilities are modernizing
Why FERC is the key player in a competitive energy market
The load growth problem
NJ passed groundbreaking smart solar permitting
Federal agencies revoked environmental review rules
Reconciliation bill on the way to Trump to sign
284 GW can still move up the interconnect queue despite BBB
Two new SEIA standards approved by ANSI
Recent peaked energy demand and storage
Tech companies emissions standards have lost their meaning
BBB still gutting key parts of the IRA
Surprising research re NIMBYism and solar
BESS stats looking good
Solar expects long-term decline for projects
Why this Chicago utility supports DER growth
Tariff impact on BESS
House is attempting to address transmission issues
Industry uncertainty and growth
Republican Senator argues for different approach to IRA cuts
Trump admin cuts $3.7B for industrial decarbonization and carbon capture
Rooftop and small scale solar up Q1 2025
Tax credit transferability is driving growth in TPO
Final ruling on AD/CVD investigation
Blue collar vs. white collar jobs in solar
Only a portion of data centers are being built
Demand for solar remains strong
Resi ITC on the chopping block in the house
Tariffs vs. Solar, Regulations & Saving Billions via Distributed Energy
House republicans show support for tax credits
Resi prices down, panel output up
Looking at tariffs and renewables
Impact of Trump’s first 100 days
$8 billion in manufacturing investment reversed in 3 months
Top 5 states in solar
Latest on impact of AD/CVD investigations
Latest from FERC
Recommendations re private investment in dom manufacturing
More Republicans sign letter urging protection of IRA
CA public entities must hustle to secure NEM 2.0 rates
Solar capacity to double
Despite rise of n-type cells, US sticks with P-type
Suite of new tariffs to impact renewables
Utility pain points
Survey shows increased interest in rooftop solar
Executive order expedites domestic critical minerals production
Renewables are up but so are emissions
Our infrastructure got a D+ rating
US deployed record energy storage in 2024
The myth of clean energy’s cost problems
New products at Intersolar 2025
Solar exceeds 10% of U.S. electricity gen capacity
Trump admin is killing $20 billion in green bank funding
The role of IRA credits and energy demand now
2024 solar stats looking good
Energy storage in US broke records
Energy storage industry leaders are cautiously optimistic
First ‘Made in America’ solar module supply chain is under threat
Additional 10% tariff on goods from China
The past decade of grid modernization
All about Intersolar
Battery storage pricing factors
FERC is complying with Trump orders on indie agencies
Republican districts to lose out if manufacturing boom slows
Scorecard on energy policies
Need for circular economy goes up in face of Trump tariffs
State of cell and panel imports and manufacturing
Best stuff to catch at Intersolar
$20 billion in grant programs to be terminated
DOE shifts its focus
The impact of Trump cuts on manufacturing boom
Renewables brought 90% of new electrical generating capacity
Impact of 920% tariff on anode materials from China
EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract
Developers are confused in the wake of Trump decisions
AD/CVD: Potentially bad news for batteries
New study shows reliability of renewables
8 Republican Congress members support retaining IRA tax credits
Trump suspends all IRA and bipartisan bill funding
Battery regulation in the US
