This is your SolarWakeup for April 4th, 2017

Don’t tell me, show me. This goes hand in hand with the saying, in god we trust, everyone else bring data. In this case, we can use pictures to change hearts and possibly minds. There are some amazingly frightening time lapse documentaries on glaciers and their retreat. Of course these are the effects from human cause but they are also the cause of the weather effects we are seeing in whacky weather. Visual debate is very effective, that’s why I tend to like every picture of solar I see on facebook or linkedin. You hear non-solar people say it all of the time after they fly into a major hub, “why aren’t all of those roofs full of solar?”

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Realism in being contrarian? Many comments in the aftermath of the Trump victory have stated that renewables cannot be stopped at this point. Much of that is true and at the same time it’s the therapy we need to justify believing our own kool aid. I’m sure it’s a little bit of everything, meaning that a weak EPA and DOE with regard to renewables and the apathy by the White House is not helpful for the growth of our sector. At the same time, coal is still not going to make a comeback. Natural gas pricing will continue to be low because there is a lot of it and any upward pressure on pricing due to a desire to have drinkable ground water isn’t going to happen. Therefore, I agree with the overview, it’s not bad but it definitely isn’t good.

Make sure you listen to the latest episode of EnergyWakeup. Google is now at 100% renewables, how do they do it and what is next? Sam Arons talks to SolarWakeup.

Another Nuke Deal? We discussed the potential for another deal around nuclear plants early this year after New York and Illinois both went this way. It looks like Connecticut may be pursuing a bill of their own. CT only has one nuke, owned by Dominion Power. The deregulated market has so much more potential for more solar, the existing solar market was well crafted but capped early. The bailout is done by doubling the RPS, funny right, since nuclear power is labeled as a renewable. Any solar folks working this bill?

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Have a great day!

Yann