Company: ALCE
Filing Date: 2025-06-06
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001213900-25-052242
Chunk: 55

Company: Alternus Clean Energy, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-06
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 55
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 may not be the case in the future. Future increases in the price of silicon or other materials and
components could result in an increase in costs to us, price increases to our customers or reduced margins. Other international trade
conditions such as work slowdowns and labor strikes at port facilities or major weather events can also adversely impact the availability
and price of solar photovoltaic modules.

A material reduction
in the retail price of electricity charged by electric utilities or other retail electricity providers would harm our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

Decreases in the retail
price of electricity from electric utilities or from other retail electric providers, including other renewable energy sources such as
larger-scale solar energy systems, could make our offerings less economically attractive. The price of electricity from utilities could
decrease as a result of:

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    the construction of a significant number of new power generation plants, whether generated by natural gas, nuclear power, coal, or renewable energy technologies;

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    the construction of additional electric transmission and distribution lines;

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    a reduction in the price of natural gas or other natural resources as a result of increased supply due to new drilling techniques or other technological developments, relaxation of associated regulatory standards, or broader economic or policy developments;

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    less demand for electricity due to energy conservation technologies and public initiatives to reduce electricity consumption or to recessionary economic conditions; and

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    development of competing energy technologies that provide less expensive energy.

A reduction in electric
utilities’ rates or changes to peak hour pricing policies or rate design (such as the adoption of a fixed or flat rate) could also
make our offerings less competitive with the price of electricity from the electrical grid. If the cost of energy available from electric
utilities or other providers were to decrease relative to solar energy generated from residential systems or if similar events impacting
the economics of our offerings were to occur, we might have difficulty attracting new customers or existing customers might default or
seek to terminate, cancel or otherwise avoid the obligations under their solar service agreements.

Electric utility
statutes and regulations and changes to such statutes or regulations might present technical, regulatory and economic barriers to the
purchase and use of our solar service offerings that may significantly reduce demand for such offerings.

Federal, state and local
government statutes and regulations concerning electricity heavily influence the market for our solar service offerings and are constantly
evolving. These statutes, regulations, and administrative rulings relate to electricity pricing, net metering, consumer protection, incentives,
taxation