Solar Growth Threatened, As AI Becomes Critical

Douglas McIntyre and David Callaway, Editors-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, explore how recent government policy changes are weakening two critical clean energy sectors: residential solar and electric vehicles. With federal incentives fading, residential solar is rapidly collapsing, while EVs face a likely sales dip after subsidy deadlines. However, commercial-scale solar remains strong, especially with tech companies increasingly needing renewable energy to support AI-driven data centers. Long-term, renewables remain the economically logical path, but the short-term U.S. outlook for consumer-level clean tech is grim.