I hope everyone enjoys their long Thanksgiving Weekend. Get outside and soak in the Sunshine away from the grind! I am thankful to each of you for reading SolarWakeup every day. The SolarWakeup family has grown to be the most read newsletter in solar and it is thanks to you. Happy Thanksgiving!
Yann
News
1 WRAL:
Google to buy solar power to run massive NC server farm
2 Rocky Mountain Institute:
An Innovative Business Model Makes Solar Accessible to All
3 PV-Magazine:
Solar O&M market to surpass 390 GW by 2020, says GTM
4 Lakeland Ledger:
Solar price plan to reduce hidden subsidy for Lakeland Electric customers
5 Vox:
Clean energy tax credits mostly go to the affluent. Is there a better way?
6 Utility Dive:
Some energy storage already cost competitive, new valuation study shows
7 ABC San Antonio:
State Sen. Rodriguez says El Paso Electric rate case 'discriminates' against solar
8 Miami Herald:
GOP lawmaker proposes plan to open solar market in Florida
Opinions:
9 NRDC:
Latin America Green News COP21 Edition - Latin America gears up for Paris
Have a great day!
Yann
Paris (COP21) is coming up and it’s going to be a big deal. We will be there to get the best view of all the events and talks that should shape the global climate and energy policies. We are seeing developing nations building out clean energy infrastructure, central and distributed. On Sunday night, 60 Minutes covered the distributed solar innovation around their local currency. Access to energy and economic development are clearly linked, let’s see what deal at COP21 gets inked. Are you going to Paris? Let me know.
Yann
News
1 PV-Magazine:
New York to get half its electricity from renewable energy by 2030
2 CleanTechnica:
Governor Sandoval Gambling His Vice Presidential Chances Away With Anti-Solar Record
3 Utility Dive:
Montana utility withdraws bid for residential demand charge for DER customers
4 PV-Tech:
Alberta’s new climate plan targets 30% renewable energy integration by 2030
5 Bloomberg:
Leapfrogging to Solar - Emerging Markets Outspend Rich Countries for the First Time
6 Renew Economy:
How Australia could reach 90% renewables by 2030
7 Christian Science Monitor:
What a Rwandan solar plant is teaching Africa about clean energy
8 NBC Oklahoma:
Experts say it’s only a matter of time before the “big one” shakes Oklahoma
Opinions:
9 Energy Collective:
Paris Can Be a Key Step
Have a great day!
Yann
It’s an interesting time in solar from my seat. Capital continues to come into the sector, financing billions in corporate and project equities. For the first time in a while, there is a nice balance between capital looking for projects and projects looking for the right capital. A good sign of a healthy market is that investors are choosing the path that they prefer, not just pumping it in like 8 years ago to anything with the word solar, in other words quality and, more importantly, the right people matter.
Yann
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Despite rapid growth, yieldcos face money troubles
2 Think Progress:
Ambassador Of Small Island Nation - It’s Critical For U.S. To Lead On Climate Change
3 Greentech Media:
Flying Robots Are the Future of Solar
4 Times Free Press:
TVA cutting back on solar incentives
5 Arizona Central:
Months before solar-rates case is heard, a fight for public support
6 Marketplace:
Tom Steyer talks climate change and the 2016 election
7 Grist:
Good news - Big companies are using a record amount of clean energy
8 Los Angeles Times:
How I Made It She leads the solar industry's expansion push in California
Opinions:
9 Motley Fool:
Solar Investors Beware - The One Thing That Could Make Or Break Solar Energy
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Greentech Media:
Here’s What It Would Take for Solar Installers to Adapt to a World Without the ITC
2 Wall Street Journal:
Will Solar Energy Plummet if the Investment Tax Credit Fades Away?
3 Greentech Media:
Solar Stocks Continue to Plummet in a ‘Bizarre Confluence of Contradictory Events’
4 Inc:
What SolarCity's CEO Really Thinks About Climate Change and His Cousin Elon Musk
5 Bloomberg:
Crashing Solar's Convertible
6 Seeking Alpha:
Increasing Uncertainty In Rooftop Solar's Long-Term Business Model
7 Washington Post:
Why leasing solar panels may not be a good idea if you’re planning a home sale
8 Boston Globe:
Business groups make last-minute lobbying push to limit solar incentives
9 USA Today:
White House pushes community solar power as rooftop alternative
10 Slate:
How Solar Installations Could Be the Barn-Raisings of the 21st Century
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
