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Yann
Update on the hurricane situation is positive, the South Florida region has been spared from the worst of the storm. So short of the loss of production today due to less than optimal conditions, everything is back to normal tomorrow. As I was waiting for my power to go out, I gave a lot of thought about adding storage to my house. Given that I have 70kWh already in the driveway, the easiest solution is still the car but I know we are not quite there yet. I’d love to understand the policy implications of load shifting solar in residential setting. Clearly the ratepayers benefit, it eliminates a massive amount of infrastructure required for the grid and consumers make an investment for themselves that also benefits the community. On the other hand, less infrastructure is required and less ratebase is required to be invested in. I call this a misalignment of interests but maybe someone else can clue me in on what I am missing.
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It’s been over a decade but I spent the better part of the last two days getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. We’re hoping for a ‘miss’ which means that we have to deal with winds in the 70mph range and a ton of rain, half a foot is the forecast. So while I anticipate trying to do Friday’s SolarWakeup under generator power, it is not lost on me that the last time I had a hurricane I didn’t have kids. That is why I wasn’t so upset having to do the preparation on the day that the Paris Agreement was officially ratified by enough polluting Countries and goes into effect in 30 days. Paris doesn’t mean the end of Climate Change but it means that we will look to work together to begin to solve this problem we have. In the meantime, I am a bit annoyed that my 5kw won’t be giving me backup power in my home in the likely event of a power outage, maybe Tesla will send me a Powerwall from the marketing department?
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Solar always polls well and now we have another great data point from Pew. The highlight is that 89% of Americans want to see more solar but for me there is much more in the poll. Th biggest number on solar for me is that 41% of Americans have given serious consideration about putting solar on their home including the 4% that have already done so. Think about that. We have a known 10x at today’s point with really a limited educational standard across the Country. Moreover, 75% of people said that they are worried about the environment and their energy views reflect this. Surprisingly for me, fracking now polls as badly as coal while being in the same range as nuclear and offshore oil drilling. Solar more than doubles each of the other energy segments. Recall that earlier this year we saw that independents would use solar as a tipping issue to go towards one candidate instead of another. Here is the entire poll, the top story has the breakdown.
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