These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 CleanTechnica:
What Uses The Most Energy In US Homes? (Infographic)
2 Greentech Media:
A Conversation With David Crane on Getting Fired From NRG
3 Huffington Post:
Here Comes The Next Huge Wave Of Solar Panels
4 Solar Industry:
Solar Policy Report Card - 10 Sunny States Fail
5 Fortune:
Vivint Solar's Chief Executive to Leave
6 Vox:
Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads.
7 Bloomberg:
New Record Set for World's Cheapest Solar, Now Undercutting Coal
8 New York Times:
Utilities Must Stop Blocking Solar Growth
9 Bloomberg:
Harvard Scientist, Longtime Solar Skeptic, Now Sees the Light
10 Fast Company:
New Apple campus drone fly-over video shows huge solar panels, theater
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
Who’s going to join me in Scottsdale at GTM’s Solar Summit next week? A nice twist on the conference is the first day, a day spent discussing software in solar. Without a doubt, software plays and will grow its role in solar because we are just building so much of it. Add some storage? Participate in wholesale markets? Install two residential systems per day with the same crew? That’s going to take some efficiencies across our business platforms because we have to work faster and more accurate.
Opinion
News
1 Greentech Media:
A Top Utility Regulator Talks About How to Prepare California for 50% Renewable Energy
2 PV-Magazine:
SolarCity to offer utility-scale solar and grid services for utilities
3 CleanTechnica:
US Energy Storage Up, Coal Down, Down, Down
4 Advanced Energy Economy:
At 2.7 Million Jobs Nationwide, Advanced Energy Is a Major Employer
5 Portland Press Herald:
Republican states benefiting from shift to wind and solar energy
6 Business Journals:
NC WARN tries to appease regulators on church solar order - will it work?
7 Utility Dive:
4 drivers of solar growth utilities need to know
8 Huffington Post:
Here Comes The Next Huge Wave Of Solar Panels
Opinions:
9 GreenBiz:
Renewable energy is at a tipping point — let's push it
Have a great day!
Yann
Solar in Latin America is largely highlighted by three Countries: Chile, Mexico and Brazil. Brazil and Mexico have used the auction mechanism to get price discovery, each receiving multiple times over the amount of projects the auction was open for. However, market dynamics have caused Brazil projects to be slow to take off and Mexico is yet to be seen. Mexico originally went with a remote PPA approach and has had limited capacity built on that before the program was sunset. If you are working on Mexico or Brazil, give me a shout. I want to learn more from you.
Opinion
News
1 PV-Magazine:
9 GW of solar projects registered for July auction in Brazil
2 Vox:
Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads.
3 PV-Tech:
PV Talk - The Smart Electric Power Alliance on dropping ‘solar’ from its name
4 GreenBiz:
50 shades of climate opposition
5 Bloomberg:
Harvard Scientist, Longtime Solar Skeptic, Now Sees the Light
6 Utility Dive:
Making sense of Q1's monster M&A activity in the power sector
7 Think Progress:
The Energy Revolution Is Actually Happening Right Now
8 Los Angeles Times:
How SunEdison went from Wall Street star to bankruptcy
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
SunEdison is Not Solyndra - Why 2016 Looks So Different from 2011
Have a great day!
Yann
1 million solar installs! That’s a big deal but what is really the big deal is that the next million will happen in less than 2 years. Dubai is signing PPAs for sub $0.03/kWh and storage prices are dropping like silicon in 2010. Here’s the kicker, States like Florida contributed less than 1% of those solar projects while being one of the largest energy users in the Country. We have a long, long way to go and I really enjoy going through this growth with everyone of you. Take a moment, pat yourself on the back and go sell another project!
Opinion
News
1 Huffington Post:
Million Solar Strong
2 Time:
Bill Richardson - What Saudi Arabia’s Bet on Solar Power Means
3 PV-Magazine:
US - DOE grants $25m to aid grid integration of solar energy
4 PV-Tech:
New Hampshire bill expands state financial incentive for solar
5 EDF:
Benefits of Clean, Distributed Energy - Why Time, Location, and Compensation Matter
6 Bloomberg:
New Record Set for World's Cheapest Solar, Now Undercutting Coal
7 Utility Dive:
Oklahoma utility proposes demand charges to cover distributed energy costs
8 Greentech Media:
Do We Really Need Solar That’s Too Cheap to Meter?
Opinions:
9 New York Times:
What’s Holding Back Renewable Energy? / Utilities Must Stop Blocking Solar Growth
Have a great day!
Yann
