Vote no on Amendment 1, misleadingly titled “Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice.” It’s bad policy for Florida. And it was written to trick voters into making that bad policy permanent by adding it to Florida’s Constitution. If passed, the utility-sponsored Amendment would extend no new rights to consumers regarding the installation or use of solar energy equipment, as the ballot language implies. Home- and business owners already have the right to install solar equipment under Florida law. -Florida Today Editorial Board
We are getting some public clarification. After SolarWakeup asked the question about the future of Silevo’s technology in the NY factory, Wall Street had some questions. Yesterday, Tesla elaborated on Panasonic’s statements about the solar factory. It will be a blend of the HIT and Silevo technology. Panasonic will now be the operator of the factory and sell the modules under a long term supply agreement to Tesla (SolarCity). There is a danger in doing PR comms when the PR team doesn’t have the business and technical knowledge to understand the point that is missed in the release. Executives get complacent when reading the draft releases and don’t think ahead. Do yourself a favor, either get a comms team that understands your business or really read your releases. This was an unforced error 4 weeks before a crucial shareholder vote.
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It is no secret that Utilities have been fervent supporters of the republican party especially at the State level. One GOP legislator has told me that the scariest part of supporting the utility in his district is that the market is working against the monopoly. The monopoly has long been protected by the responsibility to serve, ability to finance and protect consumers from blackouts and such. The past decade has been a case study on innovation against the slow and steady monopoly business model. Look at the latest development in adaptation. A PJM connected solar farm in North Carolina is now selling its energy through the free markets to offtakers including MIT in Boston. Here’s the punch line, the plant is owned by the utility, Dominion. Expect more of that to come, solar power plus open markets because that is what consumers want.
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