Keep your eyes out for stories from California as the CPUC could vote on the NEM 2.0 rules this week. If you are in CA, make sure to get involved in rallies and calls to action. This week, IREC and Vote Solar released their annual Free the Grid Report. The report does a great job of showing the success of solar throughout the Country so take a look in today’s top link.
Opinion
News
1 IREC:
IREC and Vote Solar Release 2015 Freeing the Grid
2 San Francisco Chronicle:
How much is your solar power worth? The fight over solar’s future
3 Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Rejects Fossil Power's Effort to Stifle the Clean Competition
4 PV-Magazine:
Egypt preps tender for 30 GW of energy projects
5 Grist:
How to tell the story of climate change, in photos
6 CleanTechnica:
US Could Cut Energy Production Emissions By 78% In 15 Years, Says NOAA
7 Greentech Media:
From Narcos to Natural Gas, a Solar Developer Considers the Risks of Mexico’s Solar Market
8 Zacks:
How to Add Solar Energy to Your Portfolio
Opinions:
9 Think Progress:
Florida Mayors Want To Give Bush And Rubio A Climate Science Lesson
Have a great day!
Yann
I've been pondering the question asked by GTM's CEO yesterday. What if other States retroactively changes their net metering policies. Then I naturally took it a bit further. Why does it stop with solar policy? Why can't regulators change the rules on other energy topics, like lower the return on capital to utilities retroactively 5% which is nothing compared to changing the NV policy. This power move by NV Energy should send shivers down the Berkshire Hathaway spine. Wells Fargo, Geico, NetJets, and Mid American are all highly regulated entities that operate under the purview of regulators. If a regulatory body is willing to change a solar rule, they would be willing to change something else. And that's a scary thought.
Opinion
News
1 Greentech Media:
What If Nevada’s Solar Regulators Came to Massachusetts?
2 Motley Fool:
Are These Two Solar Stocks About to Explode?
3 Albuquerque Journal:
Solar industry urges extension of New Mexico tax credit
4 Treehugger:
1.2-million sq. ft. solar panel 'Gigafactory' in Buffalo almost ready, will make 1 GW/year
5 CleanTechnica:
Global Revenue From Solar PV Installations Expected To Reach More Than $1.2 Trillion
6 PV-Magazine:
It’s official - China has the most solar PV installed globally
7 Utility Dive:
10 state rooftop solar debates to watch in 2016 and beyond
8 Yahoo:
Einhorn's Greenlight seeks sale of solar company SunEdison
Opinions:
9 NRDC:
U.S. Supreme Court Decision - Demand Response Forces Awaken
Have a great day!
Yann
Jake Saper, an energy SAAS VC, delivers a good segue on the next big thing in solar. Emily Kirsch was on This Week in Startups with legendary angel investor Jason Calacanis last week as well to talk about the emergence of solar software. I'm excited to see how many of these companies grow, hopefully within solar, to a point where they show that startups can thrive in our energy vertical. It has a long way to go from here but it can happen.
Opinion
News
1 Techcrunch:
How Solar Software Can Save The World
2 Gizmag:
Plant openings signal "birth of large-scale solar in Australia"
3 Newsobserver:
Vermont solar growth slowed for now as utilities hit limit
4 Sacbee:
California should resist utility attacks on rooftop solar
5 Chinadaily:
Chinese solar panel makers shift to Thailand for growth
6 Las VegasSun:
Consumer watchdog raises questions about rooftop solar rehearing
7 PV-Magazine:
Too big to fail? Yingli confirms debt restructuring
8 Greentech Media:
Breaking Down DOE’s New $220M Grid Modernization Plan
Opinions:
9 Renew Economy:
Germany says solar and wind have won technology race
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 New York Times:
Proof That a Price on Carbon Works
2 Grist:
Rooftop solar isn’t quite as great as you thought it was (but it’s still pretty great)
3 Washington Post:
This technology may be the future of solar energy
4 Greentech Media:
The Solar Tax Credit Extension Will Make Net Metering Battles Much More Intense
5 News & Observer:
Solar panels permanently ‘ruin’ farmland, NC senator says
6 Forbes:
The Two Things To Note In The DOE's Solar + Storage Initiative
7 Greentech Media:
Utilities, Regulators and the Solar Industry Actually Agree on Net Metering
8 Dallas Morning News:
Solar power starts ascent in Texas
9 Vox:
Nevada’s bizarre decision to throttle its own solar industry, explained
10 PV-Magazine:
California regulators may consider utility proposal for net metering 2.0
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
