Enphase (ENPH) is leading the way toward a sustainable future as the world’s leading microinverter-based solar and battery systems supplier. With an increasing demand for solar energy and new headwinds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Enphase is set to begin manufacturing in the US.
The microinverter leader also announced several upcoming EV charging products during its Q1 earnings release on Tuesday.
After introducing the first microinverter-based solar system in 2008, Enphase has enabled millions of customers to harness natural energy from the sun.
Enphase’s easy-to-use solar systems harness solar energy, store it in batteries, and allow you to use and manage it when needed. The IQ battery storage systems offer a scalable solution to store energy with 10.1 kWh and 3.4 kWh capacity available.
Most importantly, Enphase’s technology, such as its IQ8 solar microinverters, can provide backup power even when the grid is down. The Enphase IQ8 is the industry’s first grid-forming microinverter with split-phase power conversion abilities to convert DC power to AC.
Pairing a microinverter such as the Enphase IQ8 with its IQ batteries can give homeowners peace of mind when the grid goes down, offering independent sustainable energy.
The company’s proprietary tech collects data, allowing you to make, use, save, or sell energy directly from the Enphase app.
Earlier this year, Enphase began production of Enphase-branded EV chargers in Mexico, giving way to the expanding need for reliable solutions. The company shipped over 8,600 EV chargers in the first quarter alone.
Enphase has also introduced bi-directional EV charging to complete the all-in-one solar home energy system, which will be available soon.
In the second quarter of 2022, the Enphase IQ8 microinverter was the first to be certified by UL, a global safety science leader, to UL 1741. It meets the new North American safety and grid interconnection standards for connecting solar inverters, energy storage systems, and distributed energy resources to the grid.
Enphase adding US manufacturing capacity
With the growing demand for renewable energy, including solar and battery storage, Enphase announced it would begin manufacturing in the US.
During its first quarter 2023 earnings release, Enphase stated:
Starting in the second quarter of 2023, we are adding manufacturing capacity in the United States due to the global demand for our products as well as the incentives related to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will bring our total global quarterly capacity to more than 10.0 million microinverters as we exit 2023.
Enphase shipped 4,830,589 microinverters – roughly 1,957.2 megawatts DC – and 102.4 mWh of IQ batteries in the first quarter of 2023, generating $726 million in revenue.
The IRA bill, passed last August, bumped up the solar tax credit to 30% from 26%, an increase that will remain in effect until 2032.
According to a new forecast from BloombergNEF, the US will add enough solar and wind energy over the next seven years to power over 100 million homes.
For one, there are only 140 million homes in the US in total, so 100 million would be massive by 2030. And second, this presents a considerable opportunity for Enphase, which is why it will begin manufacturing in the US with the first of three contract manufacturing partners in the second quarter of 2023.
Enphase says it’s set to introduce several new products to support the EV rollout, including introducing its new IQ smart chargers in Q2, as well as bringing bi-directional charging to the market next year.
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The US wind industry installed just 5.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2024 – the lowest level in a decade, according to Wood Mackenzie’s new US Wind Energy Monitor report. Installations are expected to rebound in 2025, but the real concern lies in US wind’s sharply downgraded 5-year outlook. As for the reason behind that bleak forecast, we’ll give you one guess as to why, and it starts with a T.
Wood Mac reports that 3.9 GW of onshore wind came online last year, along with 1.3 GW of onshore repowers and 101 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind.
Onshore wind
The US is expected to achieve more than 160 GW of installed onshore capacity by 2025, and onshore growth is projected to bounce back from 2024 and surpass 6.3 GW this year.
“The cliff in 2023 and 2024 created by the Production Tax Credit (PTC) push in 2022 will come to an end,” said Stephen Maldonado, research analyst at Wood Mackenzie. “Despite the uncertainty created by the new administration, the massive number of orders placed in 2023 culminating in projects now under construction support the short-term forecast.”
The pipeline for onshore has 10.8 GW currently under construction through 2027, with another 3.9 GW announced.
GE Vernova led onshore wind installations in 2024 with 56% of the market and will continue to lead in connections for the next five years. It was followed by Vestas (40%) and Siemens Gamesa (4%).
Offshore wind
Offshore wind is projected to increase in 2025 as well, with 900 MW of installed capacity, up from a disappointing 101 MW in 2024. However, several projects have been shelved in the wake of Trump’s anti-wind executive orders, which downgraded the five-year outlook by 1.8 GW.
Electrek’s Take on US wind’s 5-year outlook
According to Wood Mac, 33 GW of new onshore wind capacity will be installed through 2029, along with 6.6 GW of new offshore capacity and 5.5 GW of repowers. However, due to Trump’s anti-wind policy and economic uncertainty, this five-year outlook is 40% less than a previous total of 75.8 GW. Growth will happen, but it’s going to be slower.
The main reason is Trump’s flourish of his Sharpie on executive orders that include “temporary” withdrawal of offshore wind leasing areas and putting a stop to onshore wind on federal lands. Plus, firing all those federal employees will likely make permitting wind farms a slower process. (Trump just wrote more executive orders today allowing coal projects on federal lands; he won’t have federal employees to issue permits for those, either.) He’s worked to throw up obstacles for wind projects in favor of fossil fuels. He won’t stop the wind industry, but he’s managed to get some projects canceled, and he’ll make things more of a slog over the next few years.
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BYD’s cheapest EV in China just got even more affordable. After cutting prices this month, the BYD Seagull EV starts at just 56,800 yuan, or under $8,000.
BYD cuts Seagull EV price to under $8,000 in April
Despite an intensifying EV price war in China, BYD is cutting prices once again. The Chinese EV giant announced a new promotion this month across several Ocean Series models, including the Seagull.
The 2025 BYD Seagull EV is available starting at just 56,800 yuan ($7,800). The offer is for the non-Smart Driving Vitality Edition model, which usually starts at 69,800 yuan ($9,500).
After launching the new Seagull last year, BYD said the low-cost electric car officially opened “a new era of electricity being lower than oil.” Earlier this year, it upgraded most of its vehicles, including the Seagull, with its new “God’s Eye” smart driving system at no extra charge.
BYD’s Seagull is offered in three trims in China: Vitality, Freedom, and Flying. It has two battery options, 30.1 kWh or 38.9 kWh, which is good for the 305 km (190 mi) and 405 km (252 mi) CLTC range, respectively.
At just 3,780 mm long, 1,715 mm wide, and 1,540 mm tall, the Seagull is even smaller than the former Chevy Bolt EV (4,145 mm long, 1,765 mm wide, and 1,611 mm tall). It’s about the size of a Fiat 500e.
The price cut comes as BYD’s sales continue surging. With another 377,420 new energy vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) sold last month, the Chinese automaker has now sold over one million NEVs in 2025.
BYD’s EVs accounted for 416,388 while PHEV sales reached 569,710, an increase of 39% and 76% from last year, respectively.
| BYD Seagull EV trim | Starting Price | Range (CLTC) |
| Vitality | Normal: $9,500 (69,800 yuan) Now: $8,000 (56,800 yuan) |
190 mi (305 km) |
| Freedom | $10,300 (75,800 yuan) | 190 mi (305 km) |
| Flying | $11,700 (85,800 yuan) | 252 mi (405 km) |
Perhaps even more importantly, BYD sold over 206,000 vehicles overseas in 2025, more than doubling from last year. The Seagull EV is also sold in other global markets like Mexico and Brazil as the Dolphin Mini.
Later this year, it will launch in Europe as the Dolphin Surf, with expected prices starting under £20,000 ($26,000). Although it may not be the cheapest EV, BYD’s executive vice president, Stella Li, recently told Autocar it will be “the best value” when it arrives.
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