Intersolar Europe. Are you heading to Munich for Intersolar? I will be there alongside my FTC Solar colleagues to talk about all things smart trackers and how we’re aggressively rewriting the roadmap for helping asset owners to get their trackers to work smarter for them. Reach out if you’ll be in... Read more

Ohio’s HB 6. This story is so wild, it’s getting a movie made about it. Hundreds of billions are invested in delivering electrons to consumers and businesses every year, getting that money to flow into the right pockets makes for interesting story telling. Intersolar Europe. Are you heading to Munich for Intersolar?... Read more

Bloomberg: Puerto Rico Blackout Renews Pressure to Cancel Grid Contract Canary Media: Rising utility bills have Americans worried PV-Magazine: Enphase falls short on Q1 revenue, trims margin expectations due to tariffs Los Angeles Times: Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits Axios: EPA fires... Read more

CNBC: Bessent says he expects ‘de-escalation’ in U.S.-China tariff fight in the ‘very near future’ PV-Tech: US DOC issues steep AD/CVD tariffs on Southeast Asian solar cells Politico: White House asked FERC’s Phillips to step down PV-Magazine: Solar industry launches platform for grassroots advocacy Utility Dive: Climate advocates brace for... Read more

Associated Press: China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs Axios: The Midwest’s data center boom is heating up Utility Dive: Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding New York Times: Here’s What to Know About Rare Earth Minerals and Renewable Energy Reuters:... Read more

Axios: China trade war risks stifling America’s electric car movement Reuters: UK’s energy regulator to confirm electricity grid reforms Canary Media: In California, solar generation could finally surpass gas this year LAist: California bill to cut solar incentives prompts fierce debate PV-Magazine: Familiar factions clash in final trade hearing PV-Tech:... Read more

PV-Tech: Four Republican senators urge ‘stable’ approach to renewables tax credits New York Times: Rewiring Britain for an Era of Clean Energy Axios: AI’s climate impact is still a black box Reuters: US steel tariffs set to hike costs, lead times in clean power Politico: Trump’s economic tumult tests the... Read more

Politico: Trade shake-up – Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays ‘bad cop’ — and Navarro is sidelined New York Times: Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States Bloomberg: Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom Axios: Fears of AI speeding up climate change “overstated”: IEA report Reuters:... Read more

Ruters: German tech startup 1Komma5 joins Klarna in shelving US IPO plans Utility Dive: Trump aims to boost coal, in part by ordering power plants to stay open PV-Magazine: Pennsylvania governor energizes Lightning Plan with ‘all-of-the-above’ approach BLoomberg: Trump Puts 90-Day Pause on Higher Tariffs, But Hikes China Rates PV-Tech:... Read more

Deal Season? There are so many balls in the air that it’s sometimes hard to focus on the 3 that you actually want to juggle but let’s give it a whirl. First, it’s clear that the market is looking for the White House to make some trade deals, sooner the better.... Read more

The Winners Are. UConn took the top spot in the women’s tournament which gave Robert Pierno the win. On the men’s side, the winner is Dustin Dunaway who correctly predicted the Gators win. Without knowing a single thing about college basketball I correctly predicted both the men’s and women’s champions, yet... Read more

Bloomberg: How Trade Wars Impact the Green Transition — What We Know So Far New York Times: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble the Fastest-Growing Energy Technology Utility Dive: Experts raise concerns about cybersecurity and energy storage systems Reuters: Indian solar module maker Waaree sees no near-term impact from Trump tariffs,... Read more

TechCrunch: Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts Reuters: What’s in Trump’s April 1 trade reports ahead of US reciprocal tariffs Solar Builder: Video: Watch Rosendin Electric’s robot install solar panels Utility Dive: FERC review of PJM colocation rules for data centers, large loads... Read more

FTC Solar. Yesterday I had to pleasure of reporting on FTC Solar’s 2024 financial performance, my first annual report as CEO for the company. In the past 7 months, since I joined, and over the past year, the company accomplished quite a bit in deploying the Pioneer 1P product into the... Read more

Happy Birthday. We have a special happy birthday mention from a great SolarWakeup friend, John Murphy, who passes along a happy 50th to operations guru Chris Perron. Let this be the start of the SolarWakeup birthday mentions! Halfway Leaderboard. Catherine Heigher and Joseph Abel are leading our women’s and men’s brackets as... Read more