Devastation By Tornado. Tornadoes have this terrible ability of destruction with very little notice that scares me whenever I see it happen. It’s so powerful that from an infrastructure point, as an engineer, I don’t even know if you can design to prevent the damage or outright destruction especially from an energy perspective. Our thoughts go out to the communities affected by the storms this weekend, if there is a rebuilding effort you are aware of, please pass it along.
Will It, When? What will happen with Build Back Better going into the holidays? Lindsey Graham seems to be ramping up his defense against it which means that there could be some traction on the Senate side to get it through, a cheery holiday advantage for the solar industry that could use the stability of a ten year ITC extension under the supply chain challenges poised by layers of tariffs and complicated logistics. So will it pass? If so, when? This is the last week of the year…
Forecasting Is Hard, And Conservative. Solar forecasts have always been wrong, sometimes by factors but when it comes to energy storage, the forecasts will be shown to be off by multiples of that. The reality is that there is a business case to make for storage from every angle, at every level. But in so many ways, it’s hard to come out with forecasts given that storage is like 2010 solar in many ways, more to come…
Freeing Energy. Bill Nussey, host of the Freeing Energy Podcast has released his latest book centered around why distributed resources will play a major role in the grid and grow much faster than anyone predicts. You can get his book on Amazon and learn more about it here.
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News
1 CNBC:
Wall Street economists are confident Biden’s Build Back Better bill will become law – and boost infrastructure firms
2 Utility Dive:
US storage market breaks records with 3.5 GWh of new deployments in Q3
3 Reuters:
Volkswagen ramps up e-mobility spending to $59 bln by 2026
4 Canary Media:
The controversies at the heart of California’s solar net-metering fight
5 Axios:
Fatalities, property destruction and power outages in six states slammed by tornadoes
6 Solar Power World:
Kentucky is turning former coal mine into 200-MW solar project
7 PV-Magazine:
Solar-powered EV car charging manufacturer receives $2.5 million in tax credits
8 Bloomberg:
Rise of Solar Rooftops to Accelerate Coal’s Exit in Australia
Opinions:
9 PV-Tech:
PV 2030 - The solar decade
Have a great day!
Yann
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News
1 Solar Builder:
Five critical questions to ask when California’s net metering 3.0 policy is announced next week
2 Utility Dive:
Major US utilities plan nationwide charging network, anticipating 22M EVs by 2030
3 Axios:
Major US utilities plan nationwide charging network, anticipating 22M EVs by 2030
4 CE Pro:
ADT Finalizes Sunpro Solar Acquisition - Debuts ADT Solar
5 PV-Tech:
Investor KKR targets utility-scale solar, energy storage acquisitions after new platform launch
6 Energy Storage News:
US battery storage developer Key Capture Energy’s takeover by SK E&S complete
7 PV-Magzine:
GE enters U.S. residential solar inverter market
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8 Grist:
EV chargers are coming to a highway near you
Have a great day!
Yann
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News
1 Solar Power World:
President Biden orders 100% carbon-free electricity purchases across federal operations by 2030
2 Canary Media:
BP is buying Amply, a startup that helps bus and truck fleets go electric
3 Bloomberg:
U.S. Trade Agency Urges Biden to Extend Trump’s Solar Tariffs
4 Axios:
A new warning on oil investment
5 PV-Tech:
RWE to invest US$17bn in German renewables portfolio, looking to hire 200 new staff
6 Energy Storage News:
Equinor makes equity investment into UK battery storage developer Noriker Power
7 PV-Magazine:
KKR enters solar with launch of Stellar Renewable Power
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8 RMI:
We Read a 130-Page Report on Climate Regulation So You Don’t Have To
Have a great day!
Yann
Opinion
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News
1 Energy Storage News:
FlexGen wins 2.1GWh California battery integration deal to mitigate state’s grid disruptions
2 Utility Dive:
California nonprofits issue $2 billion in bonds to buy 30 years of renewable energy upfront
3 Axios:
Red and purple state growth of green car factories
4 PV-Magazine:
SolarAPP+ expands into energy storage permitting
5 Politico:
Germany’s new climate minister aims for green economic miracle
6 Solar Power World:
CPUC decision essentially requires PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to establish residential virtual power plants
7 Canary Media:
Grid operator MISO’s transmission plan would split its region in two
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8 New York Times:
Seeking Space for Solar Farms, Cities Find Room at Their Airports
Have a great day!
Yann
