Yesterday the first in the nation primary took place in New Hampshire. What isn’t in the mainstream media is the net metering discussion in New Hampshire. The cap needs to be lifted and a bill recently passed the Senate to allow the commission to work on this. Quietly, the utilities are pushing against this which is not unusual. The kicker here is that the utility is, at the very same moment, studying on how to own distributed generation assets. It’s well hidden in the resource plan that had to be submitted to the regulators. So on this February Wednesday, enjoy a nice political cartoon that trade and local media should publish and write about what is going on in NH.
News
1 Concord Monitor:
Our Turn - The truth about net metering
2 New York Times:
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Obama’s Efforts to Regulate Coal Emissions
3 Boston Globe:
Major solar incentive runs out in Mass., surprising many
4 Greenbiz:
Green Bank Network aims to unleash private clean energy capital
5 PV-Tech:
Panasonic suspending more than a third of HIT cell and module production - reports
6 Reuters:
UK grab for tariffs boosted European solar panel sales in 2015 - industry
7 Renewable Energy World:
Bloomberg News Editors
8 PV-Magazine:
U.S. President Obama seeks to double federal clean energy R&D spending
Opinions:
9 Motley Fool:
Why Three of China's Leading Solar Companies Dropped in January
Have a great day!
Yann
We spoke about this a few months ago but the biggest thing that could happen to solar in the US would be the removal of the Chinese module and cell tariffs. These cause an unnecessary increase to the cost of solar for millions of Americans. To think that the trade war was started by a single entity that employs a few hundred in Oregon makes you think of the cost vs benefit. Government should think again, because the trade war resulted in a silicon tariff from China against the US that is now closing a factory in Washington State. We need to have a discussion as an industry on how to get rid of this tax on modules. Let’s move forward to advance our industry.
Opinion
News
1 Forbes:
China Scores Big Win In Solar Trade Battle As REC Silicon Shutters US Polysilicon Production
2 Los Angeles Times:
How and when to install a rooftop solar system
3 EDF:
Moms Know What’s Best - How Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing can Benefit California Families
4 Renew Economy:
Graph of the Day - Why solar power is taking over the world
5 PV-Magazine:
Canada - Alberta introduces new solar initiative
6 Arizona Central:
My Turn - 3 ideas to guide Arizona utility rates
7 Solar Industry:
Energy Dept. Unveils $21 Million To Tackle Deployment Barriers And Soft Costs Of Solar
8 Utility Dive:
Virginia lawmakers mull slew of clean energy bills
Opinions:
9 Reno Gazette Journal:
The Reno Memo - You won't like it when Nevadans get angry
Have a great day!
Yann
Congratulations to the Denver Broncos on their Super Bowl 50 win! The super bowl of solar policy is currently happening in Nevada. To really understand what is happening watch the interview in today’s top link. Ralston is the go-to show for politics in Nevada and he has been covering solar pretty closely from all sides having solar, PUC and NV Energy folks on the show. The Bait and Switch that the utility is trying to give the consumers is going to backfire in my opinion but in the meantime watch this closely because much of this is coming to your State. Last week covered by Bloomberg and New York Times followed this week by CNN and Reno Gazette. Another State may hit the limelight this week, more to come…
Opinion
News
1 Ralston Live:
Ralston Live - Bryan Miller 2-03-16
2 CNN:
Nevada's perplexing war on solar
3 Think Progress:
U.S. Economic Growth Decouples From Both Energy And Electricity Use
4 PV-Tech:
California’s distributed resources proposal could benefit grid, solar and utilities
5 PV-Magazine:
Iran to pay 35% premium for solar, wind plants with domestic content
6 Greentech Media:
PG&E Launches Community Solar Program Enabling Customers to Go 100% Renewable
7 Reuters:
U.S., India in talks to settle solar power trade dispute
8 Vice:
MIT Tool Gives the Cost of Installing Solar Panels on Any Roof in Your City
Opinions:
9 Reno Gazette-Journal:
Our view - Solar in Nevada – just fix it
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Seeking Alpha:
In The Solar Industry, 40 Is The New 50
2 New York Times:
Nevada’s Solar Bait-and-Switch
3 Forbes:
This Software Reduces Soft Costs For Solar Installations
4 PV-Magazine:
Tesla’s Musk confirms Powerwall 2.0 is on the way
5 Think Progress:
In The Biggest Energy Bill The Senate Has Debated In 8 Years, They Forgot Coal
6 New York Times:
Obama to Propose a $10-a-Barrel Fee on Oil
7 Rocky Mountain Institute:
New York Just Proposed Its Plan to Reach 50% Renewables
8 Think Progress:
Why The Renewables Revolution Is Now Unstoppable
9 Motley Fool:
The Best Solar Stocks for 2016
10 Huffington Post:
Civil War on Your Rooftop
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
