These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Think Progress:
Storing The Sun’s Energy Just Got A Whole Lot Cheaper
2 Forbes:
The Solar Story Is Just Beginning
3 Portland Press Herald:
Big solar worked to kill Maine solar energy bill
4 Greentech Media:
New York’s Full Value Tariff Could Be a Radical Departure From Net Metering
5 USA Today:
Lessons from a solar startup's failure
6 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Moving to Better Rate Design
7 PV-Magazine:
Solar PV can meet 25%+ of annual demand without major intervention
8 Greentech Media:
The Future of Solar, According to 500 Industry Professionals
9 Grist:
Clinton is making coal country a generous offer, but it’s not buying
10 Vox:
Solar power is already saving lives in the US. Here's how
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.
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Yann
Some positive news in Nevada, public perception is making its way to the render the policy makers rational. The Governor’s task force has made the recommendation that existing solar customers should be grandfathered. It still requires the full vote of the task force and then will be presented to the Governor to propose to the legislature. Moreover, the task force needs to figure out a plan for net metering since they are adamant on changing it. Let’s see how this slow, long story plays out.
Opinion
News
1 Utility Dive:
Nevada governor's task force committee recommends grandfathering rooftop solar customers
2 Vox:
Solar power is already saving lives in the US. Here's how.
3 PV-Magazine:
Argentina sets aside 300 MW for solar in its first auction
4 Renewable Energy World:
GE Looks to Power, Renewable Energy as Oil Slump Crimps Profits
5 Rocky Mountain Insititute:
The Business Value of Demand Flexibility
6 Advanced Energy Economy:
Full D.C. Circuit Hearing of Oral Arguments on Clean Power Plan
7 Greentech Media:
Slideshow - ‘The State of Solar’ From GTM’s Solar Summit
8 CleanTechnica:
Australian Power Purchase Agreements — Diving Into Digital Solar
Opinions:
9 Think Progress:
Trump’s Newest Enemy - Environmentalists
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Yann
The department of energy looked into how much energy demand could be covered by solar while integrating into the grid. The key was to test the grid reliability and maintain solar cost-effectiveness. The report shows that 25% of annual demand could be integrated without “major intervention.” Reports like this do not make grid operators and regulated utilities very happy because their “obligation to serve” continues to be their reasoning for keeping solar low on their priority list.
Opinion
News
1 PV-Magazine:
U.S. DOE - Solar PV can meet 25%+ of annual demand without major intervention
2 Think Progress:
Storing The Sun’s Energy Just Got A Whole Lot Cheaper
3 Solar Industry:
Report - Renewables + Natural Gas Could Meet All Of Texas’ Power Needs
4 CleanTechnica:
Solar Ready Vets Transforms US Military Into Climate Change Fighters
5 Greentech Media:
The Future of Solar, According to 500 Industry Professionals
6 Grist:
Europe keeps hitting clean energy milestones
7 USA Today:
Lessons from a solar startup's failure
8 News&Observer:
NC bill takes aim at wind power and solar energy
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
Municipal Solar and Microgrids - A PV Market Outlook
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Yann
At the Solar Summit last week, a panel moderated by Julie Pyper about rate design and net metering was quite eye opening for me. The regulators around the Country have been abundantly clear that there is little reason to change net metering. Quite emphatically, solar has won about 95% of all the rate cases that tried to change solar policies including solar going 10-0 in 2016. Also, demand charges have had a hard time with almost no utilities, especially those regulated by PUCs, being able to push them through. Rate design is a sexy topic, but before we change anything, just take a look at the policies that solar has been winning including states like Oklahoma!
Opinion
News
1 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Moving to Better Rate Design
2 The Hill:
Department of Energy expands solar training for veterans
3 PV-Magazine:
Argentina to auction 1 GW of renewable energy
4 PV-Tech:
New Brazilian energy minister ‘open for renewables’
5 EDF:
3 Policies Driving Innovation in the Electricity Sector
6 Greentech Media:
It’s a Great Time to Be a Solar Manufacturer—How Did Yingli Stumble So Badly?
7 Utility Dive:
Yieldco problems - systemic or a speed bump?
8 Charlotte Observer:
Green-energy advocates will appeal ruling on solar sales
Opinions:
9 GreenBiz:
5 keys to debunking climate fatalism
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Yann
