Quick Rundown. It was my youngest 4th birthday yesterday and my day got away from me so here’s some thoughts for the day. All of your marketing teams should be sending news to SolarWakeup when great things happen at your company.
Shorting The Planet. The EPA is basically making coal generation a market without any rules. It would seem to me that any operator would not follow the new rules knowing that eventually this will come back to haunt them, something that I’ll mention in the paragraph below and have written about in the past.
Who Bans Fracking. Biden, in his speech yesterday, said he does not want to ban fracking. Banning fracking is bad politics to begin with, it’s also as silly politically as banning nuclear given that the markets are going to make away with it. Before you throw me into environmental jail, Biden didn’t say that he wouldn’t direct the EPA, DOJ and regulators to ensure strict adherence to existing and new environmental regulations. Leaky methane from the wells? Clean it up. Contaminated water wells? Clean it up. If you can’t, don’t or won’t then the admin is coming for you. My two cents on this.
The Pipelines In Waiting. The headline in Pennsylvania is replaceable for every State in America. Solar and storage development pipelines are growing and it would be great to have legislators understand how to clear those pipeline and get the projects in the ground. Pennsylvania is a good example of how very little legislative action would do a lot to get into the right direction.
Retail Energy Plus PPA. What happens when you sign a C&I customer up to a retail energy contract, PPA for solar and onsite generator in the same deal? Find out in my latest podcast.
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- New York Times: E.P.A. Relaxes Rules Limiting Toxic Waste From Coal Plants
- Reuters: Trump administration proposes easing oil and gas permitting in national forests
- Axios: Biden – “I am not banning fracking”
- Solar Power World: Advocates say over 200 shovel-ready community solar projects await legislative action in Pennsylvania
- Spotify: C&I Solar Fixed By Retail Energy Company Startup with Catalyst Power’s Gabe Phillips
- Greentech Media: Global Power Sector Embracing Renewables but Ditching Fossil Fuels Too Slowly
- PV-Magazine: Catholic organizations go solar to save money, and to put faith into practice
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Best, Yann