Solar Markets’ Insights. The second quarter solar market insight by SEIA is out. A total of 2.3GW was installed and California continues to lead. However, there are some new States in the top 10 including Texas and Florida which are due to surprise many in the industry. Residential didn’t slip year after year, signifying a return to growth for the market in my opinion, with many markets becoming more stable.
Nevada and Arizona NEM. It is no secret that Arizona and Nevada went through long battles around net metering which got worse before they got better. Part of those processes was the elimination of a cliff caused by a NEM cap instead replacing it with a reduction of net metering credit, now called an export tariff. Call it a FIT, a VOS or otherwise, this is NEM 2.0 becoming NEM 3.0.
Deloitte Chimes In. Deloitte is out with their renewable energy outlook which backs some data on announcements that are confirmed during the Global Climate Action Summit. Just yesterday, 21 corporations and many mayors came together for big goals on an integration of renewables and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. I think we are all on the same page at this point that renewables are on the upward trend. The regulatory hurdle now is how fast and how profitable the trend is.
Gigasolar Photos. Pretty cool images of the solar project on top of the Gigafactory in Nevada.
SMART But Slow. Many State newspapers are running solar growth stories but MA has to give a hard look at the fact that SMART is yet to get going. The struggle to delay the program is part of the regulatory battle. Delays for solar developers means overhead and costs that aren’t in the plan or budget. Delays are always part of the regulatory goal for those that seek to hurt the solar industry’s ability to grow. Hopefully, the MA solar market can trust that the future holds a fair program that allows solar to prosper and get back to the success it had a few years ago.
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- SolarWakeup: Report – Utility Scale Solar Procurement Surged, Residential Solar Steadies in Q2 2018
- Utility Dive: As rooftop solar expands, states grapple with successors to net metering
- SolarWakeup: Solar, Wind Are Quickly Becoming Preferred Electricity Generation Worldwide
- Electric: Tesla unveils rare picture of Gigafactory 1’s rooftop solar array, says it will be ‘largest in the world’
- Mass Live: Report – Mass. solar growth slows as SMART incentives remain shelved
- Midland Reporter-Telegram: Texas solar industry is on a roll, 2nd only to California
- Greentech Media: Solar Broke Records All Over Europe This Summer
- SolarWakeup: The Energy Show – Climate Change – Time To Start Panicking
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Have a great day!
Yann