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1 Utility Dive:
Reserve margin may need to rise to 300% by 2040 as more renewables added to grid - ISO New England
2 New York Times:
How New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions
3 Reuters:
BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid EV boom
4 PV-Tech:
US market shipped US$10bn of modules in 2021, average price per watt value continues to fall
5 Solar Power World:
REC Silicon still on track to reopen Moses Lake polysilicon factory in 2023
6 Canary Media:
This company wants to pack more EV-charging punch into gas stations
7 PV-Magazine:
Global energy storage deployment may reach 500 GW by 2031
Opinions:
8 Politico:
Dems ready to gamble their domestic agenda on Sinema
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Yann
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News
1 CNN:
All eyes turn to Sinema as Democrats face a week that could transform Biden's presidency
2 Politico:
The Manchin pressure campaign
3 Washington Post:
How Joe Manchin’s change of heart could revive the U.S. solar industry
4 Utility Dive:
Massachusetts climate bill heads to Gov. Baker’s desk after last-minute Senate, House approval
5 Axios:
Corporate America strikes back
6 Solar Builder:
CalChoice sets up DER fixed rate energy purchase program via Leap partnership
7 PV-Tech:
Borrego completes solar-plus-storage development arm sale to investors ECP
8 Canary Media:
US solar and wind projects stalled in Q2. What happened?
9 PV-Magazine:
Global solar capacity to grow 30% this year, said analyst
Opinions:
10 New York Times:
Can Inflation Reduction Save the Planet?
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Yann
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News
1 Reuters:
Big oil's quarterly profits hit record $50 billion, with BP yet to come
2 Wall Street Journal:
America’s New Energy Crisis
3 Axios:
Sinema indicates she may want to change Schumer-Manchin deal
4 PV-Tech:
First Solar will consider US manufacturing buildout if climate bill passes
5 Energy Storage News:
First 150MW Texas battery project acquisition for developer Spearmint Energy
6 Canary Media:
How to move more power with the transmission lines we already have
7 PV-Magazine:
Clean energy manufacturing support in Inflation Reduction Act
Opinions:
8 New York Times:
Democrats Got a Climate Bill. Joe Manchin Got Drilling, and More.
Have a great day!
Yann
Message From Abby Hopper, CEO of SEIA. What a long strange trip its been (and continues to be). After dealing with WRO seizures, section 201 extensions, and the Auxin circumvention petition, my heart nearly broke two weeks ago when Senator Manchin announced he was not going to vote for any of the climate provisions in the reconciliation package. Yet after a few days of stunned disbelief and lots of personal soul searching, my team and I came up with a plan. We were not going to accept defeat. It simply was not an option; there was too much at stake for our industry, our country, and our planet. With the full support of our Board, SEIA and our member companies doubled down on our advocacy efforts.
We formed alliances with organizations such as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, our companies wrote, called and visited members of Congress urging them to stay at the bargaining table, and we turned over every last leaf in an advocacy campaign to ensure that we were heard.
And now that there appears to be a deal between Senators Manchin and Schumer, we aren’t taking anything for granted. We still have to get the legislation through the full Senate and the House and to President Biden’s desk.
If we and our partners in the clean energy community are successful, this legislation will lead to significant deployment in all sectors of the solar and storage industry and it will be a significant step in our collective effort to tackle the climate crisis.
To continue the push, we ask SolarWakeup readers to write and call your members of Congress and weigh in on social media as we fight for an American Energy Deal. Our collective work to this point has paid off for solar and storage, and now we need a final push. Join us in this fight.
News
1 Axios:
Democrats moving full steam ahead on Manchin's spending bill
2 Bloomberg:
Sen. Ossoff - Solar Tech a Matter of Strategic Interest
3 Reuters:
First Solar will consider U.S. factory expansion if Democrat spending bill passes-CEO
4 PV-Tech:
Solar manufacturing support included in Manchin-backed climate bill
5 Energy Storage News:
Manchin-Schumer-backed Inflation Reduction Act includes ITC for energy storage
6 Canary Media:
Clean energy would get big boost from new climate bill. Just how big?
7 PV-Magazine:
As Texans are asked to cut energy use amidst a heat wave, solar and batteries step up
Opinions:
8 RMI:
How the Storm-Ravaged Bahamas Can Be a Model for Resilient Energy
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Yann
