One of my favorite parts of the US solar industry is the opportunity to work together with our veterans. After doing the hardest job of all, it’s great knowing that solar can become a home for all interests. Whether the focus is finance, install, engineering or policy, our industry is growing on all fronts. So take time today and thank a veteran for their service and dedication. Most of all, if you see the opportunity to hire a veteran, take it!
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1 Solar Novus:
Grid Alternatives Announces Veteran's Training Program for the Solar Industry
2 Utility Dive:
Coming soon to affordable housing - Solar-plus-storage?
3 Forbes:
The Opportunities And Challenges In The Chinese Solar Market
4 Think Progress:
Going Off Fossil Fuels Would Boost Disposable Income And Create A Million Jobs
5 PV-Tech:
Canadian Solar making substantial manufacturing capacity expansion in 2016
6 PV-Magazine:
Report - Germany will miss 2030 RE targets unless current policies change
7 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Yahoo’s Pursuit - New Business Models Offer Companies Economic Alternatives
8 Greentech Media:
What Does the End of Net Metering Mean for Commercial Solar in Hawaii?
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9 Climate Central:
New Fees Seen to Weaken Demand For Rooftop Solar
Have a great day!
Yann
Great job by the California solar industry and its supporters. Over 130,000 signed petitions were delivered to make sure that the CPUC does not break net metering in California. Individuals, businesses, farmers, solar professionals and even municipalities voiced their opinions. The fight is not over, not on the net metering issues or the ITC, so keep up the pressure. With Paris happening at the end of the month, politicians from around the world will voice theirs for climate and clean energy.
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News
1 Utility Dive:
California solar advocates bring wheelbarrows of petitions to net metering fight
2 PV-Magazine:
New York leads coalition of U.S. states in legal defense of Clean Power Plan
3 The Hill:
Clinton promises to expand climate efforts - 'There is no Planet B'
4 Fortune:
This is Why Solar Panels Will Boom Early Next Year
5 Energy Collective:
Putting the UNFCCC to the Test
6 Renewable Energy World:
2015 Supply Side Update of Shipments, Inventory, Defective Modules & Prices
7 Vox:
RECs, which put the "green" in green electricity, explained
8 Think Progress:
After Endorsement From Oil Industry, Vitter Calls For End To Solar Tax Credits
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9 Fox Business:
Big Solar Fight Breaks Out Between Utilities, Homeowners
Have a great day!
Yann
Something good happened on Friday, President Obama said no to the Keystone XL pipeline. This is no panacea to solve climate change but it shows a shift in politics around something that just a few years ago was a given. Also a positive is the traction that bills are getting in the House of Representatives. The Highway bill passed the house and needs a Senate counterpart for a conference to start. This is a really good chance to push for some form of ITC extension. Time to pick up the phone and call your Senator and ask for support on the ITC!
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News
1 New York Times:
Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2 PV-Magazine:
Solarcity lawsuit against Arizona utility to go forward
3 Forbes:
Solar + Storage May Be Energy's Holy Grail, But Will Regulators Aid The Quest?
4 PV-Tech:
Chinese FiT cuts won’t quell demand, says EnergyTrend
5 Renew Economy:
Solar energy costs continue to plunge across the world
6 Motley Fool:
Solar Energy Shakeup - What We Learned From This Quarter's Earnings
7 Solar Industry:
New York Makes $13M In Solar Incentives Available For Low- To Moderate-Income Homeowners
8 Tampa Tribune:
Tax credits, reduced costs make solar power options shine
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9 USA Today:
Keystone pipeline obama rejection editorials debates
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Lawsuit threatens SolarWorld liquidity
2 Bloomberg:
Say Goodbye to Solar Power Subsidies
3 Forbes:
Solar's Future - Boom, Bust, Boom
4 PV-Tech:
SolarCity cuts cord on growth strategy as cost reduction becomes new mantra
5 Greentech Media:
Rhone Resch Outlines All the Ways the Solar Investment Tax Credit Could Be Extended
6 East Oregonian:
Wyden to address solar tax credit
7 Winston Salem Journal:
Duke Energy wants fines against Greensboro church's solar project
8 EDF:
These 3 States Have a Head Start on the Clean Power Plan. You'd Never Guess Who They Are.
9 Greentech Media:
Sunrun CEO - Saying the ITC Won’t Be Renewed Is a ‘Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’
10 Forbes:
Utilities And Solar Companies Jockey For Position As Community Solar Blooms
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
