Today’s first story is a topic I have been giving a lot of thought to recently and I am glad Zachary from CleanTechnica wrote it. Essentially the question I ask myself is whether all solar is good solar and if that’s true than is any solar just as good? For example, the last NV report said that large scale solar costs are so low that DG solar no longer has the same value. In the same light, you could say that utilities could own all of the solar and build the GW we need across the Country. This is a fundamental question we must face as an industry because when we discuss policy issues amongst ourselves, we must align on where we stand unified. The next President of SEIA will have to ask this question to the membership and industry and the answer is not very simple. For me, I have come down on the side of consumer choice. Consumers should be able to choose solar in any way they want; on their roofs, from their utility, through community solar or as a green choice from their retailer. That’s my vote and I think that when a policy comes up that requires a choice between path 1 or path 2, we should walk down the path that leads to the most options.
Have a great day!
News
1 CleanTechnica:
Why Democratized Rooftop & Community Solar Is So Important
2 PV-Magazine:
NRG move to acquire SunEdison assets moves forward, expands to DG
3 Solar Power World:
GRID Alternatives provides solar training for women
4 Renewable Energy World:
Decentralized Renewables & The Rise of the Micro-Enterprise Economy
5 Bloomberg:
Solar Sells in Chile for Cheapest Ever at Half the Price of Coal
6 PV-Tech:
MIP becoming obsolete, says SolarPower Europe
7 SolarLove:
Solar Training Courses Can’t Keep Up With Demand
8 Renew Economy:
Graph of the Day - Battery storage profitable already … for some
Opinions:
9 SolarWakeup:
Use Your Vote To Bring More Solar To Florida
Have a great day!
Yann
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These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Fortune:
SolarCity to Lay Off Staff, Cut Costs
2 Think Progress:
Explaining All Of U.S. Energy Use With A Genius Chart And Cheeseburgers
3 New York Times:
How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business
4 CleanTechnica:
10 Solar Energy Facts & Charts You (& Everyone) Should Know
5 Bloomberg:
It's the Dawn of the Community Solar Farm
6 Motley Fool:
Are Solar Developers in Trouble?
7 Grist:
Elon Musk’s new solar roofing plan isn’t so new after all
8 CleanTechnica:
Beyond Net Metering — SolarCity’s Elon Musk Chat About The Future
9 Renewable Energy World:
Making the Case for an Expanded ITC Marketplace
10 Huffington Post:
Implications Of The Tesla - SolarCity Deal On The Future of Home Solar
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
