We Are Powerful. In less than a week, 1,000 companies signed a letter to Congress. Don’t underestimate what that means to politicians. Those 1,000 companies could send tens of thousands of emails to employees creating action and members recognize that. Give yourself a pat on the back and be ready to do it again, again and again. Send a tweet or Linkedin post that includes #SolarWakeup #DefendTheITC and spread the word!
The Next Steps. If my statement above is correct, I hope to see some action from Congress next week including potentially some legislation. Watch this space…
Fort Lauderdale’s Finest. Ben Geman of Axios looks at the late Chief Justice’s climate record. Justice Stevens and I shared a home town as he spent time in Fort Lauderdale. It was always intriguing to get your ice tea as a former Chief Justice is sitting at a table nearby at the golf course.
GE Bows Out. Selling 80% of the company formerly known as GE Solar to Blackrock means that GE is basically done with solar. The company has been renamed and will focus on distributed solar.
- PV-Tech: Close to 1,000 solar companies push for an extension of US ITC
- Greentech Media: Clean Energy Policy Push Faces Steep Climb Ahead of 2020 Election
- Axios: The climate legacy of Justice Stevens
- Bloomberg: GE Sells Solar-Business Stake to BlackRock
- Atlanta Journal Georgia commissioners, all Republicans, increase solar power, cut coal
- GreenBiz: 10 questions with Ultra Capital, infrastructure financiers greasing the circular economy’s wheels
- Utility Dive: State carbon-free policies increasingly inclusive of nuclear, but resource needs federal boost
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Have a great day!
Yann