Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 Utility Dive:
House panel discusses grid threats
2 Bloomberg:
Making Solar Panels Is 'Horrible' Business. The US Still Wants It.
3 Axios:
The 15 hottest days, in the world's hottest month
4 Reuters:
Biden's tough sell in Pennsylvania - green energy to union workers
5 PV-Tech:
Tesla solar deployment drops 38% in Q2 2023 to 66MW
6 Solar Power World:
Over 100 advocacy groups push for solar above all government-owned canals
7 PV-Magazine:
New York Green Bank provides $25 million credit debt facility for energy storage
Opinions:
8 New York Times:
Why Heat Waves Are Deepening China’s Addiction to Coal
Have a great day!
Yann
It’s Getting Hot In Here. I’ve written about it the heat for what seems like months at this point. I’ve also been living in it as have many of you. Look at the headlines from today, Miami, Arizona and Texas all making the news because of the consistent heat. Step into the ocean near where I live and you find the water to be in the high 90s, bringing too much reality to the saying that the ocean is like a hot tub. I can only imagine what my utility is seeing on the demand side, 40 straight days over 100 degree heat index and reduced cooling efficiencies at the power plants.
But What To Do. The problem is that we’re not going to solve this years grid problem by next year at the rate that we’re going. Building a solar farm or storage project means at least a year in good times and likely a late 2024 or 2025 endeavor at this point given where the interconnection queue is.
Opinion
News
2 Energy Storage News:
NYISO studies ‘unique characteristics’ of energy storage as a transmission asset
3 Utility Dive:
US utility-scale solar outlook improves on easing supply chain limits
4 Bloomberg:
EU Lawmakers Ease Concerns on Power Market Intervention
5 Axios:
U.S.-China climate talks are back on track — with obstacles
6 Canary MEdia:
Big companies seek new paths to deep grid decarbonization
7 Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada leads nation in solar industry jobs, report says
Opinions:
8 Reuters:
Abu Dhabi's Masdar eyeing acquisition targets in US, Europe expansion
Have a great day!
Yann
It’s Getting Hot In Here. I’ve written about it the heat for what seems like months at this point. I’ve also been living in it as have many of you. Look at the headlines from today, Miami, Arizona and Texas all making the news because of the consistent heat. Step into the ocean near where I live and you find the water to be in the high 90s, bringing too much reality to the saying that the ocean is like a hot tub. I can only imagine what my utility is seeing on the demand side, 40 straight days over 100 degree heat index and reduced cooling efficiencies at the power plants.
But What To Do. The problem is that we’re not going to solve this years grid problem by next year at the rate that we’re going. Building a solar farm or storage project means at least a year in good times and likely a late 2024 or 2025 endeavor at this point given where the interconnection queue is.
Opinion
News
1 Axios:
Miami's worst heat wave breaks records on land and sea
2 Bloomberg:
Extreme Heat Drives Texas Power Demand to Another Record
3 Reuters:
Arizona power demand breaks records during heatwave
4 New York Times:
So far, Europe’s electricity systems are coping with the heat.
5 Utility Dive:
Battery storage systems could face rapid asset degradation, especially with arbitrage - Fitch
6 CNBC:
Solar and wind are set to produce a third of global electricity in 7 years. How to invest behind it
7 PV-Tech:
“It’s going to be a big ask” - IRA’s domestic content adders leave the PV industry with questions
8 Energy Storage News:
NYISO studies ‘unique characteristics’ of energy storage as a transmission asset
9 PV-Magazine:
Solar power purchase agreement pricing is finally cooling
Opinions:
10 Canary Media:
Are EV chargers a cybersecurity risk?
Have a great day!
Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 PV Magazine:
Massachusetts greenlights 800 MWh battery energy storage facilities
2 Canary Media:
Another major utility is accelerating its transition to renewables
3 Energy Storage News:
Facing unprecedented growth in electrical demand, Ontario turns to renewables, storage and nuclear
4 PV Tech:
The importance of data around extreme weather and variability in solar PV
5 Reuters:
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers
6 Axios:
What this summer's weather reveals about climate change
7 Utility Dive:
Transmission development pace ‘severely’ limits renewable energy, carbon reduction potential - report
8 Bloomberg:
Schwarzenegger Came to Washington to Talk Climate Change With McCarthy, White House
9 Electrek:
Tesla launches ‘Charge on Solar’ to charge your cars with sunshine
10 Wall Street Journal:
Can Solar Energy Save the Crumbling Electric Grid During Heatwaves?
Opinions:
11 New York Times:
America Can’t Build a Green Economy Without China
Have a great day!
Yann
