SB700 Makes SB100 Possible. Don’t take it from me, when signing SB100 Governor Jerry Brown said that energy storage is crucial to the success of the goal of 100% clean energy by 2045. This sets the stage for SB700 to be the tool that the Governor backs to move forward. A 5-year plan to lower the cost of energy storage for the distributed market alongside the CAISO decisions to allow distributed assets to participate in a more meaningful way is exactly the type of leadership that California is executing on. The local solar industry is ready to take the baton and enable the market with volume and pricing declines.
Arizona Goes 3-2 For Solar. Some changes in the net metering rate, now called the net export rate, but overall the requests for more fees and anti-solar charges was denied. Vote Solar and Earthjustice have been working against the grid access charge for years and that hard work paid off. This allows the local market in Tucson to continue moving forward and add to the recent growth in the market.
The Unity In Solar. James Redford and Adam Browning bring the unity to talk about how clean energy brings Americans together in a Washington Post op-ed. This comes a week after we saw SEIA visiting the top 100 congressional offices with the top two coming from the Minority and Majority leaders’ offices. Unity also means support and that support is the political leverage that we need to use in political and regulatory outreach. I remind you that an important property tax exemption in Florida was shepherded by a State legislator that is listed as the top politician by ALEC.
Jinko Builds Out. The local paper has the permit data that shows that Jinko Solar is looking to spend $14million in addition to the interior structural buildout that has already started. It looks like Jinko is deep into their process to produce solar modules out of Jacksonville in their 270k sf warehouse.
Topics In NJ. We’ve got some great topics so far lined up in Jersey City on November 6th. What other topics do you want to hear about? The agenda and tickets can be seen here
- SolarWakeup: California Governor Must Sign SB 700 To Make SB 100 A Reality
- SolarWakeup: Arizona Rejects Tucson Electric Power’s Grid Access Fee For Solar Customers
- Washington Post: What unites America around clean energy
- Jacksonville Daily Record: The Mathis Report – JinkoSolar seeks permit for $13.85 million build-out
- GreenBiz: Analysis – Climate action could bring $26 trillion economic boost, but we’re wasting time
- New York Times: They Defied Trump on Climate Change. Now, It’s Their Moment of Truth.
- PV-Tech: Indian Supreme Court order removes stay on solar safeguard duty
- Utility Dive: APS expands rooftop solar reach with new limited-income program
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Have a great day!
Yann