Wakeup Thoughts: Many of you know that I am a big supporter of PACE as a policy that will dramatically help the solar industry.  Top story today is about my backyard governments looking at bringing PACE to life here.  My recommendation to anyone interested in PACE, keep it simple…that is the point after all.

News

• Sun-Sentinel – PACE financing coming to Broward and Florida soon
• San Antonio – Details about CPS solar deal are still sparse
• Seattle Pi – W.Va. taxpayers want credit for using solar tech
• LA Times – Climate change rally brings protest in Washington
• Star-Telegram – Solar power gets cheaper as cost of panels drops
• Solar Power World – Peak Demand Reduction Using Battery Storage
• PV-Tech – Germans reject environment minister’s renewables cap
• EnergyCollective – The Case for Grid-Connected Energy Storage

Opinions

• Solar Power World – Blog: 7 Myths About Solar

Have a great day!

Yann

These are your top stories of the week! See what your colleagues read the most this week.

#1 @KCET – What Happens When A Developer Leaves A Solar Project?

#2 @Gigaom – This is how touch and go the SolarCity IPO was

#3 @NYTimes – It’s Not Easy Being Green

#4 @EWesoff – Solar 2.0: The Next Business Cycle in PV

#5 @UciliaWang – Solar Leases Will Drive Solar Home Growth to $5.7B

#6 @ABCNews – Renewables will shift the global superpowers

#7 @FierceEnergy – TX addresses PACE financing for water conservation

#8 @KatieFehren – Obama: If Congress won’t act on climate change, I will

#9 @KateGalbraith – Clean Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature

#10 @PV_Tech – Schwarzenegger: solar’s role in turning of climate apathy

Have a great weekend!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: Net metering in many ways is the lifeblood of the solar industry and those afraid of solar are trying to come after these policies.  Net metering not only is important to solar but all distributed generation, a part of the energy sector that will save us one day from cyber attacks and other dangers of relying solely on centralized power plants.

News

• NY Times – Clean Energy Faces Hurdles in Legislature
• Greentech Media – Arizona: A State Divided by Solar
• Biz Journals – San Antonio and Austin lead state in solar usage
• Forbes – Government Subsidies: Silent Killer Of Renewable Energy
• Solar Industry – How The U.K. Avoided Common Solar Missteps
• EarthTechling – Obama’s Solar Zones Hit With Enviro Lawsuit
• UPI – Sign of the times: Saudis go solar
• OC Register – Solar Decathlon: big ideas, big money … big crowds?

Opinions

• RE World – Billionaires Fighting for and Against Renewable Energy
• RE World – Net Metering Debate Rages On Despite Calls For Calm
• USA Today – Address climate change or ignore it? Your Say

Have a great day!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: Happy Valentine’s Day! Show your love for solar today by writing something positive to your local newspaper or publishing a blog post.  Many of the publications that I link to would be happy to publish content.  If you need help getting something out, let me know.

News

• Gigaom – Solar as a service dominated the solar roofs
• VentureBeat – Greentech state of the union boost
• Greentech Media – Lux Capital Bucks Trend, Raises $250M Fund 
• Business Oregon – Solar applaud’s Obama’s State of the Union
• Solar Industry – CAISO, PacifiCorp Team On Energy Integration
• CS Monitor – Could a ‘solar tent’ charge a parked car?

Opinions

• Solar Power World – Interview With Rhone Resch and Julia Hamm (2)
• Greentech Media – Podcast: The Shifting Politics of Renewable Energy
• Jamie Henn – Time for President Obama to Choose Sides on Keystone

Have a great day!

Yann