It is clear to me that we need to stop mining for and using coal for electricity. This doesn’t mean that I am not empathetic for the 64,000 direct jobs in the coal mining industry in the US. What gives me hope however is that those jobs are clearly not in States we would consider solar hotbeds. I think the President was right in saying that we need to shift these jobs into the future, because I would rather the Government spend money creating new industries for them as opposed to letting them keep their current jobs. West Virginia and Kentucky can great solar markets, so I welcome the sight of the coal workers having the opportunity to work out in the sun and installing solar panels.
Have a great day!
News
1 New York Times:
U.S. Pledges to Ease Pain of Closing Coal Mines in Shift to Cleaner Energy
2 Greentech Media:
Solar Customers Launch a Class Action Lawsuit Against NV Energy
3 CBC:
Solar energy set to shine in greener Alberta
4 Renew Economy:
Doubling of renewables will add $A1.9 trillion to global economy by 2030
5 The Energy Collective:
Economics of Batteries for Stabilizing and Storage on Distribution Grids
6 PV-Magazine:
EnergyTrend - 5 GW of new capacity will relieve multi-wafer shortage
7 Washington Post:
This technology may be the future of solar energy
8 Solar Industry:
Is Nevada PUC's Anti-Solar Ruling Devastating Local Solar Companies?
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
Adapting to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean means ending social disparity
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Las Vegas Sun:
Q+A - Hillary Clinton shares stances on Nevada solar shake-up
2 Bloomberg:
Nevada Solar-Law Author Concerned as Solar Companies Flee
3 Think Progress:
The Little-Known Reason Renewable Prices Are Dropping
4 ABC Las Vegas:
PUC votes to keep new rates for rooftop solar customers
5 PV-Magazine:
What does solar have to do with the bankruptcy of the second-largest U.S. coal miner?
6 Poughkeepsie Journal:
NY weighs rules that may limit rooftop solar panels
7 Greentech Media:
10 Solar Trends to Watch in 2016
8 Solar Novus:
Venture Capital Funding in Solar Sector Tops $1 Billion
9 Fortune:
Nevada's New Solar Fees Have People Furious
10 Renewable Energy World:
Fifteen Things to Watch Out for in 2016
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
BNEF came out with the 2015 analysis of clean energy investments. There is also some information about the global markets. In 2015, global solar saw $156Billion (with a B) of investments with the great majority of that in projects. Hard to ignore those kinds of numbers and a 7 year runway in the US will tempt a lot of investors to get off the bench. Remember that until about 2013, the solar numbers in the US were still quite small in comparison to other markets and by the time the numbers came up, the regulatory uncertainty made them sit out for good. Get in the game because the big money is in solar. Just figure out how to create some scale and standardize the process in a risk managed way.
Have a great day!
News
1 PV-Magazine:
2015 - 57 GW of solar PV installed, clean energy investment hits highest ever levels
2 Fortune:
Nevada's New Solar Fees Have People Furious
3 Fast Co Exist:
Requiring Utilities To Use Renewables Saves Billions Of Dollars
4 Utility Dive:
Solar prices are stabilizing at new lower levels, but causation remains elusive
5 EDF:
State of the Union Recap - We can Afford Obama’s Clean Energy Legacy
6 NRDC:
Proposal to Charge Electric Cars in Southern California Gets the Green Light
7 Solar Power Portal:
UK solar investment fell in 2015 despite global upward trend, claims BNEF report
8 CNBC:
Harvesting solar, 6km in the air
Opinions:
9 CleanTechnica:
NYU Study - Economics Of Climate Change Is A No-Brainer
Have a great day!
Yann
Hard to ignore thousands of people and a few celebrities standing outside your office. While last night showed the President taking a bit of a solar victory lap, the headlines today show what’s happening on the ground in Nevada once again. Keep in mind this is the headline in the news today but the definitely not alone in terms of policy fights happening. It’s one thing to have a discussion about issues but its another to make them a political fight that become retroactively damaging to consumers. NV has to fix this and do so fast.
Have a great day!
News
1 ABC Las Vegas:
Actor Mark Ruffalo, others call out PUC at solar meeting
2 PV-Tech:
Obama flags solar achievements in final State of the Union address
3 Grist:
Rubio says he likes renewables, but he clearly likes oil and gas a lot more
4 Utility Dive:
How a new business model could get the Puerto Rico public utility out of debt
5 Reuters:
Solar investors join list of those smarting from $30 per barrel oil
6 Arizona Daily Star:
Arizona utility to study time-shifting rooftop solar power
7 Las Vegas Review Journal:
Utility regulators reject call to delay new rooftop-solar rates
8 USA Today:
Solar industry growing, with some setbacks
Opinions:
9 Think Progress:
How A Solar Decision In Nevada Could Shape The 2016 Presidential Results
Have a great day!
Yann
