The Abs Of California. What a cool day in solar! CALSSA hosted Governors Schwarzenegger and Brown as well as Senator Kevin Murray at a Clovis public school. A huge crowd welcomed speakers that spoke about getting the bill passed and into law before embarking on a decade that led to achieving 1 million solar roofs. Arnold did what politicians don’t, he asked for a goal so grand that he wouldn’t see the final success while still in office. That’s leadership and I thank him for thinking big. At the 57 minute mark he starts speaking about solar, the abs of California, which make up the core, the center of the State. Watch the whole event here.
Social Media Call To Action. Today at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific please post the following on Twitter or Facebook. Your voice is needed as the Congress heads into the last week before running out of money and running out of town. “ I’m calling on @HouseDemocrats and @SenateGOP to make a deal on #cleanenergy tax policy this year. We need to #DefendTheITC to reduce emissions, create American jobs, and support local communities. Learn more at seia.org/DefendTheITC “
Seeing The Future. In both Europe and many States in the US, policy makers are finding their path to 100% renewable energy and massive carbon emission reductions. We’re in an era of polarization that shows when Trump attacks Greta Thunberg for her activism on the issue but the reality is that voters are aligned that action is needed and desired by them. How to get to the goal will differ but one thing is certain, solar will lead inside the process with ideas, job creation, retraining and wealth creation.
Clarification. Yesterday I wrote that residential solar rose 45% year over year. The year over year growth was for the entire solar market not the segment alone. Apologies for the confusion.
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