Over the past few weeks, we have been working to increase our Facebook presence. Through a series of organic and sponsored posts, we have brought the SolarWakeup fan base on Facebook to over 1,600 ‘likes’. The exciting part is the dialogue between fans that we are seeing since many are simply solar fans as opposed to already working in the solar industry. We even had two fans discussing solar job opportunities following our recent IPO story.

News

• University Herald: University of California System Makes Largest Solar Purchase
• PV-Tech: China’s c-Si dominance unaffected by trade wars
• Seeking Alpha: Residential Solar Is Growing Up
• Roanoke Times: Appalachian Power’s proposed fee targets users of solar panels
• CleanTechnica: Solar Council Launches New Ad To Save Australian RET
• Energy Collective: Mexico’s New Power Industry Law: Implications for Clean Energy
• EDF: New York Electricity Market Should Allow Third Parties to Compete
• RE World: A Deep Dive into the Value of Solar and the Future of Solar Energy

Opinions

• Solar Power World: How Will The Expiration Of The ITC Affect Solar Construction?

Have a great day!

Yann

Interacting with SolarWakeup readers is the best part of doing the newsletter. So let’s try a solar community caption contest. Yesterday, Wisconsin utility We Energies was called out by the Sewage management agency that a solar fee would cause a budget gap and therefore increasing costs to users. So to get you started, here is the first caption for you, send us your best attempt!

“We Energies. Looking out for Number 1. By taxing your Number 2s.”

News

• Delaware Online: Motech’s Newark solar facility has closed, official says
• RE World: Sharp Putting Solar Developer Recurrent Energy Up for Sale, Again
• Haaretz: Israeli solar startup, Solaredge, eyeing $100m IPO
• PV Magazine: US, China hold close to 50% of global PV pipeline
• RenewEconomy: Graph of the Day: Solar parity with wholesale market
• Energy Collective: With New Law, South Carolina Sets a Foundation for More Solar
• CleanTechnica: NCES 7.0 Summary (Full Speeches From Clinton & Reid)
• Seattle Times: California basking in record amount of electricity from solar

Opinions

• HuffPost: Promoting President Obama’s Clean Energy Economy

Have a great day!

Yann

The second quarter Solar Market Insight is out with an impressive 1,133MW of new solar in the quarter. A departure from what we have seen on year over year numbers is the increase of utility scale solar. It appears to be based on the fact that utility scale solar investors are comfortable with solar and no longer charge the solar premium. Projects like Austin and other solar RFPs are bringing the ultra large solar projects to under 6-8cents per kWh.

News

• UT San Diego: Solar incentives reward west-facing panels
• PV Magazine: Global investment creating perfect storm for growing markets
• Journal Sentinel: We Energies’ push for fixed charges would hurt
• RE World: US Solar Industry Continues Rapid Growth
• PV Tech: SolarCity business model could flourish in China: Deutsche Bank
• CleanTechnica: India Moves Forward With Solar Net Metering & Solar Leasing
• Energy Collective: EIA Says Residential Electricity Prices are Rising
• Breaking Energy: Training Veterans for Careers in Clean Energy

Opinions

• EDF: Understanding What PG&E’s Electricity Rate Changes Mean for Solar PV

Have a great day!

Yann