Last week, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board went after solar and in particular the head of policy at Sunrun. Now he gets to respond to the WSJ and to the readers that think they know, especially the fact that WSJ only highlighted his stint at the Department of Energy. Many in solar just want the ability to compete and not necessarily ask for a leg up on the incumbents. Here is the money line from his response, "Conservatives understand that unilateral disarmament isn’t free markets, it’s big government picking winners and losers at its worst.”
Yann
News
1 Wall Street Journal:
Rooftop Solar Means Competition
2 KUER:
Utah Solar Jobs on the Rise, While Oil & Gas Jobs Decline
3 Greentech Media:
Brazil Announces the Winners of Its 833MW Solar Auction
4 Forbes:
Energy Takeaways From The Saudi King's Visit With Obama
5 PV-Tech:
US dominates solar manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in August
6 Bloomberg:
India's Modi Tells Coal Power Plants to Subsidize Solar
7 Solar Industry:
Adding Solar To Mining Operations Can Substantially Decrease Energy Costs
8 Boston Globe:
A bright future for roadside solar farms
Opinions:
9 Renew Economy:
Why solar PV is unstoppable – and renewable targets will cost little
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Wall Street Journal:
Big Solar’s Subsidy Bubble
2 Politico:
Warren Buffett vs. the greens
3 EQ-Research:
The Great Guessing Game - How Much Net Metering Capacity is Left?
4 PV-Magazine:
ITC extension will assist solar growth, says US Energy Secretary
5 Bloomberg:
Fossil Fuels Losing Cost Advantage Over Solar, Wind, IEA Says
6 TechCrunch:
How Technology Is Fueling The Push Toward Solar
7 WRAL:
Group says IRS ruling could promote community solar projects
8 Solar Love:
SolarCity Invites Utility Cooperation
9 Solar Industry:
Top 10 Solar States Have Strong Renewable Energy Policies
10 The Guardian:
The government’s efforts to kill off the solar industry and lead us to fracking hell
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
This question always comes out in a conversation about a solar project. Will costs continue to decrease? Should I wait to move on solar? Obviously with a 50GW global market, it’s becoming less of a barrier. But it yields an interesting discussion if you think about it. What did your computer or cell phone look like 10 years ago? 5 years ago? Technology improves and in solar’s case efficiencies will lower prices. Even if costs drop 50% over the next 15 years, solar has become too cost effective to ignore because the savings over time make up for the reductions in costs forthcoming.
Yann
News
1 PV-Tech:
PV costs to fall 50% by 2030, rivalling wholesale power prices - EUPVTP
2 News & Observer:
Hijacking conservatism in the renewable energy wars
3 Solar Industry:
Top 10 Solar States Have Strong Renewable Energy Policies
4 Renew Economy:
Victoria cracks down on discrimination against solar households
5 PV-Magazine:
EC to cut two more Chinese producers from minimum price agreement
6 Greentech Media:
The Land of Surf, Sun and Startups - 5 Promising Energy Companies Working in Hawaii
7 Utility Dive:
Florida solar advocates, utility backers face off in court over TPO ballot proposals
8 Zacks:
Why Solar Energy Stocks are Forming YieldCos
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
Taking Solar to the Next Level
Have a great day!
Yann
Money, money, money. Imagine if solar spent more than the remaining energy sector on political wrangling. A phenomenon that is likely not to happen anytime in the near future and quote honestly, is unnecessary. The people are speaking up about it. Whether it is someone from the Tea Party in Georgia or Michigan, an environmentalist in Vermont or simply a capitalist in Arizona. The freedom to choose the enterprise to do business with is part of the debate. So the solar companies have no problem staying out of dark money elections in States like Arizona or fight the ITC battle with grassroots. The people have and continue to speak on the industry’s behalf.
Yann
News
1 Arizona Central:
Rooftop-solar group offers to stay out of elections
2 Civil Beat:
NextEra, Hawaiian Electric Make New Commitments in Merger Deal
3 PV-Tech:
Suntech’s solar module sales increasing but ASPs at heavy discount to major rivals
4 Renewable Energy World:
Lithuanian Net Metering Hits Snag from Outset
5 San Diego Union Tribune:
Sunny San Diego fights new utility charges on rooftop solar
6 Bloomberg:
Scott Walker's Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewables Industry Fuming
7 Grist:
How our screwed-up CEO pay system makes climate change worse
8 EDF:
Three Technologies that will Keep Energy Costs in Check
Opinions:
9 PV-Magazine:
Solar ready to thrive without subsidy, says US Energy Secretary
Have a great day!
Yann
