The Uncertain Future of Renewable Energy

可再生能源的不确定未来

The Journal.

2025-07-16

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After the passage of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” renewable energy companies are bracing for more challenging times. The law is set to end Biden-era subsidies for clean energy, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating that the industry could lose half a trillion dollars in tax incentives over the next decade. WSJ’s David Uberti reports on the renewable energy pullback. And Annie Minofftalks to a co-owner of a North Carolina-based solar-panel-installation company about what the winding down of subsidies means for his business.  Further Listening: - The Healthcare Costs of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’  - How Trump’s Megabill Squeaked Through the Senate  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Graham Alexander has been working in solar energy for a long time.

  • Been in the industry for about 25 years now.

  • You were in it before solar panels were cool.

  • Well before they were cool.

  • Were you on the roof?

  • I was on the roof, yep.

  • All right.

  • I thought I was a roof guy.

  • I thought I was just, I was one of the guys that could get up and get things done.

  • Turns out I was much better at planning and talking about it than actually doing it.

  • These days, Graham's more of an office guy.

  • He co-owns a company called Southern Energy Management.

  • And so in really simple terms, what does Southern Energy Management do?

  • Ah, simple terms.

  • Simple terms.

  • We are a solar installation company, both residential and light commercial.

  • We work with the dentist's office, the mechanics on the commercial side,

  • and we work with the homeowners, putting solar up on the roofs.

  • The company also has another line of business.

  • certifying green buildings.