Here We Go. Promises made were promises kept over the weekend as the new administration struck hard at major trade partners with tariffs, promptly reciprocated by Canada and likely have a response from Mexico shortly. China has not yet indicated what the response could be. As someone that runs a business and looks at what is coming our way, we likely are all taking shorter time spans of knowledge, because anything could happen. For solar, it feels like many of the supply chain changes over the past decade have mitigated what the impacts of this would be, for now. I’d love your take on how you’re managing through regulatory changes.
- Bloomberg: The Products Trump’s Tariff Blitz Could Make More Costly, From Avocados to Cars
- New York Times: The Products Trump’s Tariff Blitz Could Make More Costly, From Avocados to Cars
- PV-Magazine: Battery anode AD/CVD case moves forward, threatening to double U.S. battery costs
- Axios: Senate easily confirms Burgum as Interior secretary
- Reuters: US Democratic lawmakers question Trump’s blockage of clean energy federal grants
- PV-Tech: New York Power Authority approves 3GW renewables plan
- Solar Power World: Vote Solar and other groups file lawsuit challenging Arizona solar fee
- Energy Storage News: Tesla deployed 31GWh of storage in 2024, segment benefited from US$756 million tax credits
- Canary Media: Chart: In a first, EU grid got more power from solar than coal in 2024
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Best, Yann