ITC Call To Action. Click Here and fill out the call to action. Send your letter to your member of Congress and if you have a twitter account make sure to blast it as well. The entire process takes 60 seconds. Why? Congress is going to release tax extenders very soon and we have to be in the bill. We’re alive until we’re not and I guarantee you that this is the most important 60 seconds of your career this year. Take another 5 minutes and call your member of the House, particularly those of you in AZ, CO, CA, NV and NY. Not all of your employees and colleagues read this newsletter, please forward this email to them and encourage them to fill it out as well. Let’s get 10,000 letters sent out today, click here now!
The Courts Opine. I’ve been lightly following the various court cases making their way through the system. The one with the most sober headline is against Exxon about what they knew about climate change in the 70s. I don’t expect this to be a case similar to the tobacco companies but money in a settlement seems like the most obvious win for the plaintiffs. Similar to the VW settlements, some of these dollars could drive new markets or R&D spending to counter the effects.
More Blackout Notices. Moments ago I received another PSPS blackout notice from my new friends at PG&E. We’re seeing each other so often that people may start rumors about our friendship. Regardless of a blackout actually happening every notice creates a new sense of panic in consumers’ minds. This means that every notice of a power outage reignites those solar leads we wrote about last month and with storage adoption reaching 15% of solar installs, you’re starting to see real traction in this space.
Personnel Moves. In a move that shows maturity in a market, storage/DER/microgrid pioneer AMS has moved their former VP of Product to CEO. Susan Kennedy is moving to board chair and the CEO role goes to Seyed Madaeni. Madaeni build their algorithmic trading platform that launched in Australia and looks to go live in California as well.
- PV-Magazine: Draft on extending and expanding ITC is expected to drop this week
- Axios: Why the hottest global warming battle is in the courtroom
- Greentech Media: AMS Names New CEO as Software Product Gains Traction
- Utility Dive: Don’t minimize the resilience role of microgrids. They’re key to mitigating wildfire and PSPS risk
- Bloomberg: New York City’s Largest Solar Project Coming to JFK Airport
- Solar Builder Magazine: Solar advocates call for LIPA to reverse decision that will end community solar on Long Island
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Best, Yann