Solar CEO: Save federal solar tax credits now

Don't kill thousands of jobs and real economic growth.

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Edited by: Alix Langone
Updated Jun 6, 2025
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Constantino Nicolaou is the CEO of PanelClaw North America, one of the largest providers of PV racking solutions and services for buildings.

As a solar executive and someone deeply invested in the success of clean energy, Constantino is concerned about the immediate and long-term consequences of repealing federal solar tax credits and the impact it would have on his business, his employees, and the broader community.

You can read Constantino's letter, originally posted on LinkedIn, below. If you want to advocate for keeping solar tax credits available, we’ve compiled a list of the most influential representatives you can reach out to here

The jobless claims report came out yesterday morning on the heels of a less than positive ADP report earlier this week. The economy may be slowing, but do you know which sector has been adding jobs consistently since 2022? Answer: The U.S. solar sector. 

At Enstall we have onshored residential aluminum parts manufacturing for EcoFasten - an Enstall Company and IronRidge - an Enstall Company and for PanelClaw North America - an Enstall Company. We have expanded steel contract manufacturing in the U.S., more than doubling our capacity since 2022.

At our offices, we have hired IT personnel, project managers, e-learning staff, finance team menders, engineers, product managers, etc.

Our job growth has continued—until the House of Representatives sent their version of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” to the U.S. Senate.

Now, not only are all of our plans on hold, all of the jobs we created, our manufacturing expansions/onshoring in 17 U.S. states (PA, UT, AZ, OH, IN, AL, MI, WV, WI, KY, IL,MN, CT, NY, CA, MA, NH) are all at risk.

The Senate must address and maintain the demand side (48E and 25D) sensible tax policies that deliver a clear return on investment for our great nation, and supply side (45x) that allow us to build manufacturing in the U.S. at breakneck speed.

And this all has value: Solar electrons are fastest to grid at a time when U.S. utilities need all the electrons they can get their hands on. Section 25D supports the residential segment, which brings new American electrons to grid in days. Section 48E supports the commercial, industrial and MUSH segments bringing new electrons to grid in as little as a few months. American energy dominance requires sensible energy policy that as Senator Curtis put it in his op-ed piece, “solves for the problem, not for the politics alone.”

We stand united in our fight for American energy dominance and ask Congress to let us continue creating American steel and aluminum manufacturing jobs, providing American solar electrons to grid today to help support Data Center and AI dominance, and achieving energy independence.

The repeal of 25D, 48E and 45X, which the House version achieves, will take a chainsaw to all of this progress, all of this investment, all of this job creation (in Red states if you care about the politics and mid-term elections next year) and the opportunity to continue to be an economic American engine. 

We urge the U.S. Senate to fix the House of Representatives great error and stand ready to deliver a prosperous American energy dominance future.

Constantino Nicolaou

CEO

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