Greetings from Minneapolis, where I am for the Midwest Solar Expo for the next few days.
Biggest Risk (Value) In Rooftop Solar. I started my solar career from roofing so I may be biased but based on conversations I’ve had with installers, there is nothing worse for the customer and the contractor than a roof leak. That’s why the growing contractors are more likely to use higher quality components and sell on those strengths. Now you have a report that shows that selling quality means more sales. Put yourself in the clients shoes, what matters more than a leaking roof? That’s gotta get fixed before anything else, including solar production. How do you differentiate yourself from the competition when it comes to quality? I want to hear from you.
SEIA DG Votes. If you are a member of SEIA, voting is open for the DG committee. My friend, Costa Nicolaou, is running for Vice Chair and I’d highly recommend him for the role. When it comes to quality (see above), Costa is a solar leader on the issue and worthy of your vote.
Low Income IREC Report. Who doesn’t love a good IREC report? This goes in line with the latest topic about the scale of the low income solar market. Especially when combined with community solar, the certainty of solar costs is very attractive to people on fixed or low incomes.
Climate Change Outlook. This is really bleak and disturbing but it’s up to our generation to do something about this. Quite frankly what that means is our generation needs to take control of the political and regulatory system. I’m sorry but it’s time for the boomers to give up the gavel because we’re running out of time to do the right thing.
Illinois Is Coming Up. SolarWakeup Live! is coming to Chicago to talk about Illinois solar market developments at the end of June. We will be announcing the date by next week so you can plan your travel. Get your sponsorship budgets ready because this is a market entry event you will not want to miss.
- Greentech Media: Lessons From a Solar Bidding Platform – Higher Quality Beats Lowest Price
- SolarWakeup: Turns Out, Silvio Marcacci May Be On To Something (About 320 GW Of Untapped Solar Potential)
- SolarWakeup Podcast: The Energy Show – Gigawatt Scale Solar Installations
- Vox: The world’s bleak climate situation, in 3 charts
- Utility Dive: Illinois energy law revives renewables while aiding nuclear
- PV-Tech: Kyocera makes a US$459 million polysilicon and US solar business downsizing impairment charge
- Michigan Radio: Bills would restore net metering for solar roof customers
- Washington Post: A fight for power in rural Virginia
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Have a great day!
Yann