Crucial time to do what grassroot industries like ours do. Call Congressman, Senators and write op-eds. There is an unlimited support network to help you do this but we can’t do it for you. A small business meeting face to face with your Congressman has a legitimate affect on policy. You mean a vote and you provide meaning to the work that the representative does in DC. Here are the places you can use to help you push for this. Now is the time, because Congressional recess is the next few weeks. http://www.weareteamsolar.com and http://www.seia.org/support-seia-extend-itc
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News
1 Fresno Bee:
Editorial - PUC shouldn’t blot out rooftop solar
2 Greentech Media:
Sunrun CEO - Saying the ITC Won’t Be Renewed Is a ‘Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’
3 Bloomberg:
Say Goodbye to Solar Power Subsidies
4 Sacramento Bee:
Big Oil dirties California’s politics and air
5 EDF:
These 3 States Have a Head Start on the Clean Power Plan. You'd Never Guess Who They Are.
6 Rocky Mountain Institute:
New DOE Definition of Zero-Energy Buildings is a Base Hit, Not a Home Run
7 Grist:
Can something called the cleanweb help fight climate change?
8 Utility Dive:
Hawaii PUC allows public utility alternatives to be considered in NextEra merger case
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9 Discovery:
Could Europe Be Powered by African Solar Energy?
Have a great day!
Yann
Let’s clear up some common misconceptions about solar because there is a lot of confusing and misconstrued news currently. First, the shorts have taken on the solar stocks. Stocks are momentary valuations of companies that have to show quarterly results but in solar’s case have a life cycle of 20, 30, or 40 years. Assets have value and when the value is less than the companies market cap then the short squeeze isn’t far away. Add the positive movement on the ITC topic and short sellers will be getting out because an extension will remove a giant cloud from our sector. Also some interesting movement on the trade topic but that’ll have to wait for later.
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News
1 Greentech Media:
Rhone Resch Outlines All the Ways the Solar Investment Tax Credit Could Be Extended
2 PV-Magazine:
Canadian Solar to hold yieldco IPO
3 New York Times:
The Tough Realities of the Paris Climate Talks
4 Bloomberg:
Exxon Predicted Today's Cheap Solar Boom Back in the 1980s
5 AL.com:
Alabama PSC bashes Obama while approving solar projects
6 Forbes:
Solar's Future - Boom, Bust, Boom
7 CleanTechnica:
Three Ways Data Centers Can Use Solar Energy
8 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Report Release - Renewable Microgrids
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9 Los Angeles Times:
Readers React Edison wants a thriving market for solar energy
Have a great day!
Yann
Today at 10:15 pacific time, you can find me talking about wholesale solar deals at the GTM Solar Summit. Livestream is available through GTM’s new premium content product online. Also, voting for SEIA’s board of directors is coming to a close, please remember to vote for me! Last but not least, check out the Solar Marketing Think Tank that Solar Fred has launched through Impress Labs, a great idea for collaborative discussions from within the solar sector.
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News
1 PV-Magazine:
Lawsuit threatens SolarWorld liquidity
2 Greentech Media:
New Research Shows Why Grid Defection Would Be a Bad Idea for the Average American
3 New York Times:
Obama Won’t Yield to Company’s Bid to Delay Keystone Pipeline Decision
4 PV-Tech:
Silver lining for Australian renewables despite steep drop in utility-scale investments
5 CleanTechnica:
Lancaster - The Leading Solar City? (Episode 23 of Local Energy Rules)
6 Bloomberg:
Contest to Cut Solar Cost Pits Companies Building Boxes of Wires
7 Vox:
Mitch McConnell's "just say no" strategy on the Clean Power Plan fizzles
8 Utility Dive:
The day after - How solar can thrive in the post-net metering era
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9 San Francisco Chronicle:
New solar rates needed to modernize grid
Have a great day!
Yann
More good news from DC today. Senator Wyden is bringing up the tax credit for the extenders bill that has been in discussion. Most likely this will be in the form of a commence constriction clause and will get investors appetite in US solar growing again. Thanks to a uniform chorus coming from the solar industry, Senator Wyden sees the merits of keeping the tax credit moving forward. The work is not done, together we have to keep pushing to get the language into the bill and passed.
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News
1 East Oregonian:
Wyden to address solar tax credit
2 The Washington Post:
TransCanada asks U.S. to suspend Keystone pipeline application
3 Journal Now:
Duke Energy wants fines against Greensboro church's solar project
4 Technology Review:
Solar Thermal Power Heats Up Outside the U.S.
5 Orlando Sentinel:
Voters report confusion over solar amendment petitions
6 Utility Dive:
Arizona gears up for full cost-benefit solar value proceeding
7 Techcrunch:
Ev Williams’ Obvious Ventures Invests In Solar Software Company Sighten
8 PV-Magazine:
Indian solar tender to close with bids below 8 US cents per kWh
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
Next Gen Electric Vehicle Chargers Balance Solar, Home Power Demand
Have a great day!
Yann
