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July 28, 2026

Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH) 2Q26 Preview: The Channel Doesn’t Lie – Shipments Stuffed, China Dumping, and a Folding Margin Umbrella; Reiterate SELL, PT to $24.47 (from $21.70)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line Heading into Enphase’s 2Q26 print, we find ourselves in the increasingly lonely position of being below consensus on essentially every line that matters. We are at $279mn in revenue (Street: $292mn) — a…

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July 27, 2026

Sunrun (RUN) – The July 2026 vs. June 2026 Solar ABS Remittance Reports + Solar Resi Channel Checks = Shed Added Light on RUN, SEDG and ENPH

By Gordon L. Johnson II

The July remittance cycle “stabilized” — at June’s deteriorated levels. Cumulative losses on 2024-vintage paper now sit at 40–68% of pool runoff, KBRA just downgraded 20 Sunnova classes in one sweep, ENFIN is one-to-two cycles…

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July 24, 2026

Cleveland Cliffs Inc. (CLF) – 2Q26 Beat, 2H26 Inflection Now Guided in Writing; the Contract Lags do the Heavy Lifting From Here — Upgrade to BUY from NEUTRAL; PT to $15.60 (vs. $15.01 prior)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line CLF reported 2Q26 adjusted EBITDA of $286mn yesterday morning, ahead of the $260mn the Street was carrying, tripling the 1Q level and marking the company’s best quarter in two years. Free cash flow…

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July 24, 2026

ShovelCheck: SST & transformer ramp commentary at GEV emphasizes a measured, hybrid ramp to 2029 800V DC deployment

By Austin Wang

We spoke with GE Vernova investor relations yesterday and immediately called C-suite at a leading private data center OEM to discuss key SST / 800V DC takeaways. Our contact has $2bn+ in revs across power…

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July 23, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) – 2Q26 Earnings Review: The Gross-Margin Miss We Modeled — GLJe 17.0% vs. Consensus 19.4%, Printed 16.8%; DRAM, Mix & Price Concessions Bite; Energy Margins Crushed by Chinese Competition; Model Under Review; Reiterate Sell, PT $24.86

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line The margin call, made in advance. Our preview carried 17.0% gross margin versus the Street’s 19.4% — 240bp below consensus, the widest gap anywhere in our model — built by stripping ~$710mn of…

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July 22, 2026

California Solar Initiative – May 2026 Data: Installs Fall -44.5% M/M; the Worst Print Since April 2013. The Point Estimate Is Terrible; the Smoothed Base Is Flat. June Decides Which One Is the Signal

By Gordon L. Johnson II

KEY TAKEAWAYS The May 2026 California Solar Initiative (“CSI”) file landed this week, and the headline is ugly enough that the temptation will be to write the obituary. Resist it — for now. Total CA…

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July 22, 2026

ShovelCheck: Anatomy of a 2.7GW BTM CCGT Deployment

By Austin Wang

We spoke with senior leadership at a leading private CCGT EPC to discuss Chevron’s 2.7 GW BTM gas power plant in support of Microsoft’s Reeves County, TX data center. Below, we break apart key economic…

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July 22, 2026

GLJ SOLAR PRICING UPDATE – 7/22/2026

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Polysilicon Futures Spot Contract Price (CNY$34,250/ton = $4.85/kg) – down 2.6% w/w Note: Adjusted for CNY exchange rate and 13% VAT.Source: Guangzhou Futures exchange. Solar Pricing Metrics – 7/22/2026 Note: EnergyTrend discontinued slurry saw price…

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July 21, 2026

Solar Industry Update – 2Q26 Preview: We Spent 45 Minutes With Solar’s Most Credible Bull. His Bull Case Sounded Familiar

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line This morning we hosted Jigar Shah — former head of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office and founder/former CEO of SunEdison — for roughly 45 minutes on the state of U.S….

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July 21, 2026

GE Vernova (GEV, BUY) – Substation and Beyond – 2Q Preview

By Austin Wang

We expect a quiet quarter to be a modest positive catalyst but underscore that a strong orders beat for GEV’s Electrification will further emphasize further exacerbation of an undersupply of long lead electrical equipment, even…

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July 20, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) – 2Q26 Earnings: Record Deliveries, Rented Margins — Walking the 1Q26-to-2Q26 EPS Bridge; Why We Are 7% Below the Street on EPS and 240bp Below on Gross Margin; Reiterate SELL

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line Tesla reports 2Q26 results on Wednesday, July 22, after the close (call: 5:30pm ET). The bulls arrive with a genuinely large number: 480,126 deliveries, +25% yoy and +34% qoq — the best second…

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July 20, 2026

Solar Industry Update – Storage Is Booming; That’s the Problem (are Headwinds Emerging for the Solar Battery Bulls?)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

A European solar market update and a fireside chat with the head of EU sales for Huawei — battery-price deflation is the bull case, the bear case, and the 2Q26 earnings setup. BOTTOM LINE Europe’s…

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July 19, 2026

nVent Electric (NVT, BUY) – Margins headwinds temporary, demand recurring – 2Q Preview

By Austin Wang

NVT reports 2Q26 results on 7/31 before market-open. Expect NVT to join other OEMs integrating recently scaled capacity in reporting softer margins ahead of utilization – but we expect NVT to be unique in reporting…

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July 16, 2026

GLJ US Technology & Market Structure (the A.I. Trade) – “Tokens of Appreciation”, Depreciation of Everything Else

By Gordon L. Johnson II

De-risking the AI trade: the earnings are borrowed, the pricing is collapsing, and the forward curve already knows THE SHORT VERSION We have years learning one lesson over and over: when reported earnings and economic…

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July 15, 2026

GLJ SOLAR PRICING UPDATE – 7/15/2026: Supply-Wafers / Poly Down as PV Supply Chain Prices Accelerate Toward a Bottom

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Polysilicon Futures Spot Contract Price (CNY$35,160/ton = $4.99/kg) – down 0.9% w/w Note: Adjusted for CNY exchange rate and 13% VAT.Source: Guangzhou Futures exchange. Solar Pricing Metrics – 7/15/2026 Note: EnergyTrend discontinued slurry saw price…

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