I am on the way to San Francisco as I spend the last week of the Energy Storage Road Show in the Bay Area with a quick stop in Sacramento on Wednesday.
Sandoval Goes Back To Politics. The legislature in Nevada crafted really forward thinking policy for its constituents this year. The Governor was quiet throughout the process and after signing the net metering bill on Thursday, vetoed 2 bills related to solar on Friday. The first would have created a community solar market in Nevada which would have brought solar to renters and homeowners with bad roofs for solar. He also stopped the bill that would have increased the RPS to 40%. Much of this was in response to opposition by ‘the boulevard’ and his continued hope to move to Washington. A missed opportunity in my opinion for the Governor to play politics by supporting solar.
Faces To Political Issues. Mainstream news outlets are doing a good job to see who is affected by the changing economy. This isn’t a good/bad economy problem, but a old/new job opportunity issue. As part of this, I would like to hear from you about interesting career paths on your teams. There is a political connotation to this and I want to show that people from all sorts of backgrounds found work in solar. Did they come from oil or coal? Laid off from another trade contractor? Anything interesting and appeals to mainstream America, please send me an email.
Florida Hates Taxes. We don’t have an income tax and now commercial solar will get a large property tax reduction thanks to the leadership of Senator Jeff Brandes and Vote Solar. Vote Solar’s team pushed for this years back and stuck through the process by getting a legislative push to bring it to the voters. Well done by all.
- Las Vegas Sun: Sandoval vetoes community solar, higher clean-energy standard
- Politico: Why This Part of Coal Country Loves Solar Power
- Lakeland Ledger: Governor signs renewable energy, health care bills
- PV-Magazine: NV Energy PURPA-sly requests 50 MW in solar proposals
- Greentech Media: Corporate Clean Energy – Not Just for Google and Apple Anymore
- Utility Dive: SMUD’s holistic DER planning process could set new standard for utilities
- PV-Tech: Yingli secures NYSE listing for 18 months
- Salon: Rick Perry’s plan to kill funding for wind and solar power
Opinion
- Renewable Energy World: At the Intersection of Innovation, Technology and Market, the Market Decides
Have a great day!
Yann