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CleanCapital Grows. Doing big deals and growing larger which each one.
Florida Consumers. Want more solar and are writing letters to the editor.
A NY GND. Cuomo signs an offshore wind deal and enacts major climate legislation.
Power Plants You Can’t See. Sunrun wins another virtual deal with a local CCA in the East Bay. This space will get big fast.
Vote Solar Pod. My interview with Vote Solar’s Nathan Phelps is live, check it out and review it!
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We Are Powerful. In less than a week, 1,000 companies signed a letter to Congress. Don’t underestimate what that means to politicians. Those 1,000 companies could send tens of thousands of emails to employees creating action and members recognize that. Give yourself a pat on the back and be ready to do it again, again and again. Send a tweet or Linkedin post that includes #SolarWakeup #DefendTheITC and spread the word!
The Next Steps. If my statement above is correct, I hope to see some action from Congress next week including potentially some legislation. Watch this space…
Fort Lauderdale’s Finest. Ben Geman of Axios looks at the late Chief Justice’s climate record. Justice Stevens and I shared a home town as he spent time in Fort Lauderdale. It was always intriguing to get your ice tea as a former Chief Justice is sitting at a table nearby at the golf course.
GE Bows Out. Selling 80% of the company formerly known as GE Solar to Blackrock means that GE is basically done with solar. The company has been renamed and will focus on distributed solar.
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Great ITC News. Last week I asked for your help and you came through. Almost 1,000 solar companies signed on to an important letter showing that we, as an industry, support the ITC. Here is the complete list in case you are interested. More importantly, this is sending a huge message to members of Congress and our advocates will be able to leverage this. Get your marketing teams to send out a message to your representative and on your social media using the #DefendtheITC hashtag.
More Info On 201. Yesterday I spoke with SEIA about the letter I described about the meeting at with the Deputy US Trade Representative. The next event in the 201 process was a mid term review of the original tariff where the parties come together to lobby for changes, reductions or eliminations of the original impact. Trump has broad authority during this process to make other changes as well, which could include changes to exclusions. 201 is a seldom used trade tool and not all processes are clear to the participants but the common thought is that the mid term review sets up the next lobbying effort.
A Pod On SMART Solar. In this episode I speak with Michael Judge of the MA DOER about the SMART implementation. We talk about the issues that the program needs to resolve and where there have been successes. If you are active in the MA market, don’t miss this episode and while you are at it, leave a 5 star review!
Road Less Traveled, Won’t Travel. LADWP is on its way to get off coal. By 2025, the municipal power department will close the only remaining coal plant which sits in Utah and buy the output of a newly built natural gas plant. Not only is that a ridiculous financial move, I know for a fact that solar with storage would be faster and cheaper to replace this generation within existing LADWP transmission. For a City that touts the need for climate progress, the utility department still moves to the beat of the 1990’s.
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