Moody’s says that 2016 will have $50billion in green bonds issued. Apparently in 2015, the total was over $42billion which is a stat that I would not have expected. Apple issued a green bond of $1.5billion this week in order to invest in projects like solar for their data center. The green bonds have a voluntary disclosure addition to otherwise standard corporate bonds and are tracked by the Climate Bonds Initiative. Their goal is to get to $100billion per year in green bonds.
Opinion
News
1 Grist:
Apple issues $1.5 billion in “green bonds” for clean energy projects
2 Greentech Media:
Utilities See Distributed Generation as a Challenge—and Owning It as the Solution
3 NRDC:
Oregon's transition to clean energy - Cutting coal, building a renewable future
4 PV-Tech:
Scaling up solar after Paris
5 Energy Collective:
Electricity Regulation Is Back at the Supreme Court, Again
6 Renewable Energy World:
New Developments in Brazil’s Solar Power Sector
7 Bloomberg:
SunEdison Missed Deadlines on Solar Farms It Plans to Unload
8 Utility Dive:
A rational look at the value of solar
Opinions:
9 Arizona Central:
Rural utility's case could have big impact on rooftop solar fees
Have a great day!
Yann
Corporate solar is a big deal. Companies have been selling to the big box stores for years but now there are some metrics. A report came out that analyzed 96,000 stores and found 4 billion square feet of usable space that could save those companies over $8 billion dollars per year. Put that together with how many corporates are becoming buyers of solar energy and the cross learning that is occurring between corporations. The Department of Energy has a great program that swapped energy managers at Whole Foods and Hilton, see story #3.
Opinion
News
1 Huffington Post:
Target, Do Solar Like You Do the Grammys
2 Rocky Mountain Institute:
First-Time Buyers Are Dominating Corporate Renewable Purchasing
3 Bloomberg:
Can a Reality TV Show Help Cut America's Power Bill?
4 Greenbiz:
Why community solar is becoming big business
5 PV-Magazine:
17 U.S. governors sign clean energy accord
6 Fortune:
Elon Musk Buys Up SolarCity Shares, Stock Jumps
7 Reuters:
Unclear if U.S., India can reach solar settlement
8 Business Journals:
Hawaiian Electric cancels SunEdison's 3 Hawaii solar farms
Opinions:
9 Portland Press Herald:
As solar power grows in Maine, so does tension over its future shape and direction
Have a great day!
Yann
Politics is far from a spectator sport and one of the best polling issues in the Nevada Presidential primary is the ongoing solar debate. Why? Because it pins government, regulators and a monopoly against hardworking Nevada families. On both sides of the aisle, solar polls very well and fighting free markets in favor of incumbent market participants rarely does. That is why both Clinton and Sanders are chiming into the debate. With Governor Sandoval yet to take a stand against his former advisors and NV Energy lobbyists, we will see how the politics play out.
News
1 Think Progress:
Sanders And Clinton Offer Different Solutions For Nevada’s Sabotaged Solar Industry
2 Greentech Media:
Innovation in Fossil-Fuel Extraction Is Making It Harder to Create a Low-Carbon World
3 Renew Economy:
It’s time to shine for 24-hour solar power
4 Renewable Energy World:
We'll Always Have Paris
5 CleanTechnica:
To Lease or To Own - Simplified Solar Calculator
6 Utility Dive:
Utility regulators face unfriendly — and unfair — fire
7 Civil Beat:
Can Kauai Solve The Solar Riddle?
8 Tech Insider:
Elon Musk says 'you can easily power all of China with solar'
Opinions:
9 Greenbiz:
King Coal and the irony of the endgame
Have a great day!
Yann
I never went to law school but did take the LSAT. More than anything I always respect intelligence and an intelligent debate. There were very few issues on which I agreed with Justice Scalia but I respect his time on the bench. Like it or not, and I don’t think Justice Scalia did, the Supreme Court is in the middle of important cases including the Clean Power Plan. Read Eric Wesoff’s take on the topic but I will leave you with a quote from Justice Scalia that Eric posted.
"There's nothing in the Constitution about that. But that doesn't mean you cannot prohibit it. Persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law. That's what democracy is all about. It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society." – Justice Scalia from May 2011”
News
1 Greentech Media:
Moment of Quiet Reflection for Deceased Justice Scalia.
2 PV-Magazine:
Mexico’s first electricity auction is 15x oversubscribed
3 Solar Industry:
Fitch - Tax Credit Extensions Mean Stability For Renewable Energy Projects
4 PV-Tech:
Is polysilicon heading for shortage?
5 CleanTechnica:
Renewables = 16% of US Electricity in November 2015
6 Energy Collective:
Facing Utility Opposition, Virginia Legislators Punt on Renewable Energy Bills
7 Bloomberg:
APS solar customers facing approval delays while paying electric bills
8 Arizona Central:
APS solar customers facing approval delays while paying electric bills
Opinions:
9 Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed It's time to give the DWP a reboot
Have a great day!
Yann
