New Boots on the Ground, now shorter. Abby and I trimmed the format down to make it more listener-friendly. Have you noticed the difference? solarwakeup.com/boots plus the Florida Panthers won their season opener, time to raise the cup!
Permitting Reform. Senate and White House come to a deal, my thoughts in today’s Wakeup Daily Briefing, why haven’t you joined yet?
Don’t Mess With Solar. Tom with help from his friends is going into the general election for the midterms against 7 candidates that voted against solar. The group went 6 for 6 in the primaries, will they get some hits in the midterm?
PJM Mess/Opportunity. PJM has delayed its capacity auction after falling short on their need driven by the data center requests. How many data centers are going to fix their own needs with side deals? Is there enough gas to drive power to on site generation?
RE+. I’ll be at RE+ and assume you will also. What should I see? Who should I meet? Where should Abby and I record podcast episodes? Should we interview anyone interesting?
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• New York Times: Renewable Energy Super PAC Targets 7 Republicans With $15 Million War Chest
• Reuters: US senators hit deal on energy project permitting bill, vote after midterm elections
• PV-Tech: US planning reform bill gets mixed response from clean energy groups
• Utility Dive: FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction
• Solar Builder: Linxon, Hitachi, and FTC partner for utility-scale acceleration
• Canary Media: The USDA just made it way harder for farmers to get grants for solar
• Solar Power World: California governor signs bills approving virtual power plants
• Energy Storage News: Volkswagen’s new LFP battery JVs with Gotion will adjust EV and BESS cell production split based on demand
• Heatmap News: Exclusive – Stellantis-Backed Geothermal Startup Prepares to SPAC
• PV-Magazine: U.S. small-scale solar adds 1.6 GW in Q2 2026 as fossil fuel capacity surges

Opinion

• Axios: Renewables boom faces a Trump-era cliff

Best, Yann