During a 10 September panel on communicating renewables through a Conservative lens at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, US, participants discussed how to gain support from Republicans for battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar, and more in the wake of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act

What does Trump’s tax reconciliation bill mean for US solar and BESS project development and construction right now? We hear from developer-operator Agilitas Energy CEO Barrett Bilotta.

Ascend Analytics recently released its ERCOT Market Report, Release 5.2, containing power market forecasts from the company.

According to the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP’s) Q1 2025 market report, US clean power deployment totalled 7.4GW.

The Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill is starting to take shape, and US clean energy industry figureheads have sounded the alarm at its initial proposals to roll back the IRA’s measures and restrict foreign technologies.

The US and China have announced a 90 day ‘pause’ on their huge reciprocal tariffs while they continue negotiations, with the effective tariff on BESS more than halving to around 60%.

ESN speaks with IHI Terrasun on the impact of reciprocal tariffs on the US BESS supply chain and how that supply chain could be impacted soon.

US president Donald Trump will enact an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, affecting batteries and BESS, on top of a previously-announced tariff increase set to come in next month.

UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) and financial services firm Morningstar have provide updates outlining their views on US clean energy tax credits and their future.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a whitepaper recommending the US deploy 10 million distributed solar installations and reach 700GWh of installed storage capacity by 2030.