No Commentary. It’s just too funny not to make it the number 1 story today but I continue to be amazed what politicians can dream up.
Solar jobs, jobs, jobs. DOE is out with the second annual energy employment analysis and the numbers create some political reality for DC. They may not care much but when it comes to the electric power sector, more people work in solar than any other fuel. Over 370k Americans spend all or part of their time within the realm of solar energy. Take that to the next legislative debate you have.
PR sets the bar high. I’ve become a bit jaded. When I read an article about solar or renewables in national papers like the NY Times, I wonder who pitched the story. Someone pushed the story so that a message was put out and in this case the article is all about how AES is excited about the crucial job energy storage is going to perform in California. No fossil fuel plant with much bigger capacity goes through the PR of this level to set the bar of importance this high. It makes me think that any minor issue will be covered with the same lens which perhaps is the intent of this article, to set the bar high.
- PV-Magazine: Wyoming’s “reverse RES” could stop utility-scale solar
- Solar Industry: U.S. Solar Employment Jumped 25% In 2016, Says DOE Study
- New York Times: A Big Test for Big Batteries
- Bloomberg: Swiss Solar Pilot Who Circled Globe Wants to Talk Climate With Trump
- CleanTechnica: As Trump Heads To White House, Lack Of Actual Policy Threatens US Energy Future
- Greentech Media: The Danger of Solar’s ‘Hot-Hand Fallacy’
- Fortune: The Military Is Getting Greener, but That Clashes With Trump’s Promises
- Venture Beat: D.light raises another $10.5 million to grow its solar-powered products
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Have a great day!
Yann