If you have been reading SolarWakeup for the past 4 years, you know that I am a HUGE fan of the SunShot program. The team is amazing, has accomplished their targeted goals of bringing solar to $1/watt well before their self imposed deadline. More importantly, SunShot has deployed taxpayer money in a intelligent way, monitored each project to great detail, audited the results and ensured cost sharing. My favorite part of the program is that it has resulted in $22 of private capital for every $1 of public money. We all know that there is not enough VC and angel money in our sector, but SunShot is doing their part. If you see the new head of SunShot, Charlie Gay, at SPI make sure to say hello and thank you for the team’s great work.
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- Solar Power World: SEPA lays out blueprints to utility-solar industry collaboration at SPI
- Bloomberg: Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U.S. on Utility Pushback
- Washington Post: The government just decided the future of California’s desert
- Fortune: How Data And Machine Learning Are Changing The Solar Industry
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Have a great day!
Yann