An unprecedented demand for solar energy infrastructure in the United States is on a collision course with trade and policy shifts, setting the stage for a surge in project risk that stakeholders must consider to mitigate exposure to cost overruns, delays, claims, and disputes. . As a surge in utility-scale solar projects converges with shifting trade policies and regulations, new threats to project budgets and completion dates arise when demand for solar energy is at an all-time high. “These are essential infrastructures for our society because. . U. electricity demand has been close to flat for decades, having crept up at an average annual rate of just 0. Unlike conventional power plants, solar PV systems provide non-dispatchable output and contribute little to no rotational inertia.
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