Welcome to 2016 and the biggest solar year in the US. We should be on track to blow past 10GW this year which means a lot of work for everyone. As you get through your work, make sure to pull people along with you and help them out. It’s a small industry and we all need to be successful and this is the year to do just that. In the meantime, there will be some changes on SolarWakeup this month. Good for email subscribes as we will put the article links directly in the email so you don’t have to go to the website first. Enjoy the 2015 review articles today, hopefully the reporters will come back to work this week.
Opinion
News
1 The Washington Post:
Wind, solar power soaring in spite of bargain prices for fossil fuels
2 Forbes:
Why 2016 Will Be Solar's Year Again
3 Las Vegas Sun:
Nevada should adopt, not marginalize, solar energy
4 EDF:
10 Clean Energy Trends that Prove 2015 was a Transformative Year
5 The National:
2015 in review - Solar power was region’s top alternative energy choice
6 Greentech Media:
Cleantech IPOs - Predictions Revisited, 2015 Winners, 2016 Picks
7 PV Magazine:
New York re-allocates $6 million in solar incentives
8 Grist:
Here’s why repealing the crude oil export ban wasn’t such a bad deal
Opinions:
9 Vox:
Electric car subsidies are hated by economists, loved by activists. Why?
Have a great day!
Yann
Here they are! As you go into your New Year's Eve celebration, you can make sure that you have the Top 9 stories of the year. The headlines are indicative of the big stories of the year, large M&A, ITC extension (and the PR war leading up to it), and big public solar company news. I want to thank you for being part of the growing group in solar that reads SolarWakeup. Have a Happy New Year!
Opinion
News
1 The Street:
SunEdison/Vivint Solar Deal Up in Smoke, Shares Choke
2 Wall Street Journal:
Big Solar’s Subsidy Bubble
3 Forbes:
3 Things To Know About SolarCity's Financial Health
4 Politico:
Tax deal swelling into $800 billion blowout
5 Greentech Media:
Here’s What It Would Take for Solar Installers to Adapt to a World Without the ITC
6 New York Times:
Enemies of the Sun
7 CNBC:
The sleeping giant of the solar industry - Florida
8 PV-Tech:
ITC extension back on the cards, says Credit Suisse
Opinions:
9 Slate:
The Real Solyndra Scandal
Have a great day!
Yann
2015 was quite the year in solar, so this week let’s take a look back at the events that shaped our news. Over the year, we read some 2,000 articles and added over a thousand new readers. On Wednesday, I will publish the top 9 articles of the year. These articles aren’t my pick or that of the editors and publishers that are bound to advertisers. These are your choices and a small shout out to the editors ability to write good headlines. Enjoy the slow week!
Opinion
News
1 Mother Jones:
The Solar Industry’s Christmas Miracle
2 Seeking Alpha:
Solar And Wind Are The Future Of Energy, And Fossil Fuels Are, Well, Fossils
3 Motley Fool:
Who Wins From the Solar Industry's $40 Billion Windfall?
4 PV-Tech:
SolarCity quits Nevada following ‘anti-solar’ decision
5 Energy Collective:
New York's Banner Year for Clean Energy and Climate
6 PV-Magazine:
Spain's Constitutional Tribunal gives a bitter Christmas gift to solar producers
7 Star Tribune:
Solar power boom in Chisago County creates winners and losers
8 Yahoo:
Morocco postpones opening of huge solar plant without explanation
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
How Hawaii Has Empowered Energy Storage and Forever Changed the U.S. Solar Industry
Have a great day!
Yann
We don’t get good news everyday in solar, yesterday was one of them. Nevada PUC under the Governor’s appointment has come out with a complicated and unfair two-tier net metering replacement program. Recall that the Governor is already being sued for failing to release his text messages which fall under public record. The PUC also failed to follow the Nevada guidelines on pushing for more renewables and looking at the facts and evidence presented. Looks like Nevada will follow Wisconsin and have to defend its actions in court.
Opinion
News
1 Greentech Media:
Nevada Regulators Eliminate Retail Rate Net Metering for New and Existing Solar Customers
2 ABC Nevada:
Public Utilities Commission Okays New Rate Structure for Rooftop Solar Owners
3 Politico:
Elon Musk vs Warren Buffet in solar title bout
4 PV-Magazine:
Vivint shareholders to vote on SunEdison acquisition
5 Reuters:
After Paris accord, most U.S. Republicans back action on climate
6 PV-Tech:
Public Utilities Commission Okays New Rate Structure for Rooftop Solar Owners
7 Investor’s Business Daily:
Appaloosa Demands SunEdison, Vivint Solar Books
8 Fortune:
Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
Opinions:
9 Grist:
It’s hard out there for a clean energy startup
Have a great day!
Yann
