This is your SolarWakeup for May 7th, 2020

Last Push. Fill out the survey which closes today at noon. We’ll be releasing the data next Monday. 

Podcast. Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, where we focus on the content and not so much on the production. A great episode with a big prediction from me at the end, check it out here, rate and subscribe. 

Cleanup At Oil Well #4. Oil wells are apparently being abandoned by companies and unfortunately causing many to lose their jobs. It is also causing environmental disasters in rural communities across the Country which are asking for government to hire those workers and cap the wells. Right after they do that, they should pay them to go through a solar training program and we can help place them into installation jobs in solar.

Solaredge and Sunrun Report Earnings. A trend is coming out in the earnings calls that the bottom in residential solar may be behind us and Q3 could be better than expected. A few more companies need to report so we get the whole picture but I tend to agree with the positive sentiment going into the second half of the year. The difference will be seen in how companies adapt to the way of working in their areas and how well their building departments react.

What’s Your Virtual Future? I am starting to hear from many of you that working from home is the long term normal for you regardless of the shelter in place rules. Now that you have seen how it is possible, as soon as the kids go back to school, you don’t want it any other way. This is also going to impact the conference circuit we’ve been on in the past decade. One trade show, Midwest Solar Expo is going virtual. I toured the concept yesterday and I was impressed. It’s an environment where you can walk through exhibits and auditoriums like you do at shows. The coolest part is the 3D sound of conversations as you walk through the floor. 

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Best, Yann