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First Solar Earnings Fall Amid

May 2, 2025--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Presidents give, and they take away. That may not be a particularly new insight, but it's one becoming particularly clear as energy companies report first-quarter earnings, which are starting to reflect the dramatically different energy, tax and tariff proclivities of President Donald Trump. Former President Joe Biden's administration favored renewable generation and non-emitting electric resources like wind, solar and battery energy storage while targeting coal and other hydrocarbons. Trump is taking the opposite tack, favoring traditional hydrocarbon resources while disadvantaging renewables. The 180-degree shift in presidential priorities was evident in the first-quarter earnings report and call held by First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona), the nation's largest solar technology company.

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