These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 SolarWakeup:
A Comprehensive Strategy In Maryland
2 PV-Magazine:
Solar Power International 2016 - Five key takeaways
3 Fortune:
A Jaw-Dropping World Record Solar Price Was Just Bid in Abu Dhabi
4 CleanTechnica:
Solar Supply Glut Could Push Module Prices As Low As $0.30/Watt
5 Forbes:
Clinton, Trump And The Future Of The U.S. Solar Industry
6 Inc:
How This Bill Nye-Endorsed Startup Plans to Upend the Solar Industry
7 San Diego Union-Tribune:
Solar flare-up - Trade group wrestles with internal ruckus
8 PV-Magazine; Congress launches investigation into use of solar grant and ITC funds:
9 Fortune:
This Startup Has Brought Off-Grid Solar to 65 Million People
10 CNBC:
Tesla says lawsuits could delay SolarCity deal
The Top 10 is ranked by the number of SolarWakeup.com readers that clicked on the news article during the previous week. It is the poll of the most relevant solar news of the week as judged by your colleagues and competitors.
Have a great day!
Yann
Energy growth is going to come from new market segments. Electric vehicles are the most obvious and the growth is set to kick off when the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3 hit the markets. Both offer an all-EV in the $30s before the tax credit and have a range over 200 miles. There is nothing that the oil companies will be able to lobby for when consumers start buying. The other industry that is set to increase energy use (legally) is marijuana. According to a report by EQ Research, the Denver area accounted for about 2.2% of the energy consumption. The lighting and ventilation equipment is energy intensive after all. Fun times in energy, always!
Have a great day!
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Solar, efficiency can help mitigate energy use from marijuana cultivation
2 New York Times:
Paris Climate Deal Passes Milestone as 20 More Nations Sign On
3 Renewable Energy World:
Charlie Gay Joins the SunShot Initiative to Leave a Lasting Impact
4 EDF:
The Clean Power Plan - Driving Down Electricity Bills for Families
5 Fortune:
Elon Musk Plans to Unveil New Solar Roof on October 28
6 GreenBiz:
Electricity industry sparks with disruptive change
7 Solar Industry:
Can Companies Really Say Goodbye To The Utility Grid?
8 PV-Tech:
US solar market maturity means securitisation on the horizon
Opinions:
9 Think Progress:
Ohio conservatives are craving clean energy
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Yann
When it comes to fighting for net metering, I feel that the SolarWakeup community has a standing of leadership. Why? Because we stood for retail net metering, together, for over 2 years through the SolarPledge. The SolarPledge also worked in tandem with SEIA to ensure that the industry fought for the ITC extension, together. Was everyone with us from the start? No. Did we create concensus that gave us the results we wanted? Yes. I have respect for the work that Barry and Jigar have done in their careers but why are they doing PR around their petition? What is the agenda behind their petition? Did they have a conversation with Tom Kimbis or SEIA staff before publishing it? I can only think of a single case of a solar company coming out against net metering, but that didn’t sway SEIA even under the Chairmanship of a utility scale developer CEO. I enjoy transparency, that’s why I wrote every day about my thoughts, so here is my recommendation to the team behind the petition. Let’s sit in a room with SEIA, I’m happy to be a neutral 3rd party, and discuss what is really the cause for the strive. Let’s end the senseless newspaper coverage about nonexistent strive and get to a solution, because at the end of the day I don’t see us being that far apart from where we need to be in the future. So tell me the day and I will be there, so we can figure it out together.
Have a great day!
News
1 San Diego Union Tribune:
Solar flare-up - Trade group wrestles with internal ruckus
2 PV-Magazine:
Community solar is (finally) moving forward in Minnesota
3 PV-Tech:
SolarWorld to lay off 500 temporary manufacturing workers
4 Think Progress:
There’s one group of Americans that consistently cares about climate change
5 Nevada Public Radio:
After Solar Decision, What's Next For Nevada's Renewable Energy
6 Bloomberg:
SunPower to Sell Stake in Solar Farm to Its 8Point3 Yieldco
7 CleanTechnica:
True Cost Of Solar Variability Is Minor Compared To Installation
8 Fortune:
This Startup Has Brought Off-Grid Solar to 65 Million People
Opinions:
9 SolarWakeup:
Live @SPI2016 with Bay4 Energy
Have a great day!
Yann
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