New Pod. I am joined by Boris von Bormann, the CEO of Mercedes Benz Energy Americas, in the latest episode of EnergyWakeup. His role oversees the current initial roll out of the Mercedes storage systems for homes but Mercedes also makes cars that you may have heard of. The combination of the two markets intrigues me and we talk about it in this episode. Catch it here.
Last Minute Efforts. Tom Werner from SunPower has an oped The Hill today that pushes back against tariffs and praising Trump in equal parts. I get the sentiment, everything out of DC today shows the need to praise in order to drive the conversation. My larger concern is that Trump’s advisors have treated both sides of the tariff debate equally and this is in no way an equal debate. Most folks expect news to happen this week, I’ll start writing two template emails to send you I guess.
Taking On Gas. In one week, Vote Solar has taken on an anti-solar decision and at the same time a pro-gas decision. The latter is interesting. The argument against DTE Energy’s request to build a $1.2billion natural gas plan is that renewables would be a better deal for customers and DTE should show its analysis to make its case for gas. This is an offensive maneuver by Vote Solar in a State that under Governor Granholm was working hard to be a clean energy leader.
Crypto. ACWA Power is joining the crypto movement with the currency, SolarCoin. I’m going to ask some questions about coins and blockchain during our New York event to the CEO of LO3 Energy, a blockchain expert. This could come up in that conversation.
NYC Agenda Set. We’ve got our agenda set with 5 amazing conversations. I’ll be catching up with NY Green Bank’s CEO, one of the most innovative and successful green banks in the Country. The other conversations are with the manufacturer of the largest solar plus storage integrator in the world, breaking down the REV policy, blockchain in energy and future of community solar in New York. All of the conversations in a great theater setting in midtown. Please consider joining us for this event, discounts for multi tickets if you want to send your team. Here are the tickets.
- SolarWakeup: E-Mobility & Energy Storage with Mercedes Energy Americas CEO & Yann’s Solar Views
- The Hill: How Trump defies his critics on solar
- Vote Solar: Energy Experts Urge DTE Energy to Choose Affordable Renewables Over Billion-Dollar Gas Plant
- Saudi Gazette: ACWA Power becomes first utility-scale generator to adopt SolarCoin
- NJ Spotlight: OP-ED – Give New Jersey Solar The Chance To Shine Again
- Washington Post: Company, Idaho regulators at odds over battery storage plan
- Post and Courier: Free up S.C. rooftop solar market
- Bloomberg: Surging Power Bills Spark Rush for Household Solar in Australia
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Have a great day!
Yann