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February 1, 2024

Alan Chang’s Fuse Energy heads to America for ‘gamechanger’ subsidies

“If I had to build Fuse again, with the IRA in mind, the UK would not be the number one market”

Freya Pratty

4 min read

Fuse Energy, the startup headed up by Revolut’s former chief revenue officer Alan Chang, is launching in the US. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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