US residential solar hits record-low $29,000 before incentives
US residential solar averaged a record-low $29,000 before incentives in the first half of 2025, while loan rates rose to 7.5% as demand softened, says EnergySage.
Americans back solar tax credits as civic duty, carbon pricing tool
The American public has shown a strong willingness to fund solar and other renewable energy projects through tax credits, largely because voters trust directed infrastructure funding more than open-ended government revenue pools.
Is Trump just a bump in the road for US solar?
The second Donald Trump administration has put up roadblocks to clean energy investment but renewable energy analysts say superior technology and its economic benefits will ultimately prevail.
Trump rescinds Defense Production Act support for solar manufacturing
US President Donald Trump has rescinded the Defense Production Act (DPA) designation for solar manufacturing and other clean energy technologies, reversing a Biden-era move to boost domestic production.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unfreezes $7 billion Solar for All grant program
The announcement comes after the EPA instantly froze the funds last month.
US government raises tariffs on Chinese solar polysilicon, wafers, cells to 60%
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing new 10% tariffs on Chinese solar materials and delaying similar tariffs on Canadian and Mexican energy imports. The move follows former President Joe Biden’s tariff hikes, bringing total duties on Chinese solar polysilicon, wafers, and cells to 60% under Section 301.
Premier Energies halts plans for US solar cell factory
India’s Premier Energies says it has suspended its plans to build a factory in the United States as it waits for “the regime in the US to settle down and be clear on what they want to do.”
Top 10 priorities for US solar under Trump
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has listed 10 aspects of a strong solar industry under the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump.
Solar stocks plummet, market is ‘wildly emotional’ about Trump
Solar stocks have fallen since Donald Trump’s election, but Sunnova CEO John Berger says the market is misjudging the strength of the industry under the new administration.
Major economies should divert fossil fuel Covid-recovery cash to clean energy before it’s too late
A report by Finnish company Wärtsilä has estimated the potential impact if every dollar committed to a non-renewables energy sector recovery was instead funneled to clean power.
