These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 New York Times:
Lawmakers Near Deal on Billions in Tax Cuts
2 Motley Fool:
Who Wins If Solar Subsidies Plummet in 2017?
3 Think Progress:
Did The Governator Just Come Up With A Republican-Proof Argument On Climate Change?
4 Greentech Media:
US Solar Market Prepares for Biggest Quarter in History
5 The Verge:
Google is now offering solar panel advice in nine states
6 New York Times:
Solar or Wind vs. Nuclear
7 KQED:
With Rooftop Solar Booming, California Utilities Want to Charge More
8 South Carolina Morning News:
Santee Cooper moves to crack down on residential solar users
9 Bloomberg:
Senate Passes Short-Term Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
10 Reuters:
SunEdison's yieldco to pay less for Vivint Solar's assets
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
It’s Friday and the date that the original $800Billion spending bill was supposed to be done today. It’s not going to happen today and it’s now over $1Trillion but who is counting anyways. Since I have said it every day this week, I will say it again. You can use all of these links to contact your representatives via phone or email. There is no limit to how many times you can do it (as my colleagues can attest to my nonstop badgering of Senate staffers) Click Here or Here.
Opinions
News
1 KQED:
CPUC Considers Cutting Subsidies for New Residential Solar Customers
2 Washington Post:
Just in time for the Paris talks, the U.S. solar industry is having its biggest year ever
3 Solar Power Portal:
DECC silent over VAT implication on new feed-in tariff rates
4 Greentech Media:
Can the New York C&I Megawatt Block Solar Program Be Fixed?
5 PV-Magazine:
Mexico completes energy reform with passage of the Energy Transition Law
6 New York Times:
California and Germany, Opposites With a Common Energy Goal
7 Money Morning:
What Investors Need to Know About Solar and Renewables in 2016
8 The Verge:
Google is now offering solar panel advice in nine states
Opinions:
9 EDF:
FirstEnergy’s Bailout Isn’t Just Bad Policy – It’s Illegal
Have a great day!
Yann
The solar market in the US is in the last month of the biggest quarter ever. The growth is exponential from where we were the last time the ITC was a discussion point, even with an insane recession in the middle. The dark blue line in the bar graph referencing residential shows the value of monthly savings to homeowners and monthly payments to leasing and loan companies. Congrats to the solar industry and now pick up the phone and get the ITC extended!
Opinions
News
1 Greentech Media:
US Solar Market Prepares for Biggest Quarter in History
2 Reuters:
SunEdison's yieldco to pay less for Vivint Solar's assets
3 PV-Tech:
SunPower seeks to raise US$350 million to power corporate strategy
4 Rocky Mountain Institute:
7 Reasons Businesses Should Accelerate Their Renewable Energy Strategy Now
5 Wired:
California Marches Into Paris to Fight the Climate Apocalypse
6 CleanTechnica:
COP21 Delegates Review Draft Text, Will Work All Night
7 Las Vegas Review Journal:
Solar company sues Sandoval's office over refusal to release text messages
8 NPR:
To Know the True Meaning Of Solar Energy, Ask A Powerless Rice Farmer
Opinions:
9 Think Progress:
Did The Governator Just Come Up With A Republican-Proof Argument On Climate Change?
Have a great day!
Yann
Here’s your ITC update for today. The spending/tax bill was supposed to get done on Friday but it looks like negotiations will run over the deadline and a short term bill may have to get done first. This will push the ITC decision into next week and gives the solar sector a few more days to make calls. Keep up the pressure, it is working and giving our negotiators the leverage they need to make our case to Congress. Use this link to make it easy, it will connect you directly to the Senator’s office.
Opinions
News
1 Bloomberg:
Short U.S. Spending Bill Needed to Avoid Shutdown, Ryan Says
2 Latimes:
California members of Congress urge regulators to protect rooftop solar program
3 ScNow:
Santee Cooper moves to crack down on residential solar users
4 Energy Collective:
Horizontal Integration in CleanTech
5 Huffington Post:
Canada's New Prime Minister Signals a Policy Shift on Climate Change at COP21
6 PV-Magazine:
GCL completes disposal of non-solar business
7 Greentech Media:
Mining Could Be a Key Sector for Solar-Plus-Storage in Australia
8 Grist:
The hopeful news about CO2 emissions and climate change
Opinions:
9 NY Times:
Solar or Wind vs. Nuclear
Have a great day!
Yann
