Hillary Clinton has come out with a strong proposal on climate change and solar in particular. What amounts to growing solar seven-fold by 2027, Clinton is looking to make sure that America understands that solar energy is an economic prosperity and growth story where jobs are always available and pay well above average. What we have to remember is that while we get big headlines, there are many smaller headlines and misleading campaigns on what is smart and shady and how net metering is bad for utilities and consumers. Everyone has a motive, so when you read the headline, understand what the motive is.
Opinions
News
1 Vox:
Hillary Clinton is calling for a 700% increase in solar power. Is that realistic?
2 Denver Post:
Battle of solar pits rooftop against utility-scale systems
3 Ocala Star Banner:
Ocala Electric Utility’s war on solar energy
4 Huffington Post:
Senate Finance Committee Puts Wind and Solar On Short Leash
5 Clean Technica:
Edison & Tesla Video Interview (EEI’s Ted Craver & Tesla’s Elon Musk & JB Straubel, That Is)
6 PV-Tech:
Brazil auction recieves 20.9GW of PV registrants
7 PV-Magazine:
UK should taper off subsidies over five years
8 Solar Power Portal:
STA laments ‘underperforming’ commercial rooftop market
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9 Dallas Morning News:
Solar technology could give consumers the power to get off the grid
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Fortune:
Why SunEdison is buying Vivint Solar for $2.2 billion
2 New York Times:
Jeb Bush Calls for an End to Energy Subsidies
3 Forbes:
Who Gets Bought Next In Solar After Vivint?
4 Energy Collective:
19 Graphs That Explain Solar Panels for Home Owners (With Maps!)
5 CNN:
Super-charge the solar power boom
6 New York Times:
Dozens of Expired Tax Breaks Would Get Renewed Under Bill
7 Berkshire Eagle:
Solar net metering caps put Williamstown solar farm project on hold
8 Think Progress:
Have You Heard Of Solar Desalination? If Not, You Will Soon.
9 Forbes:
More Smoke, More Mirrors For Solar Politics In Sunshine State
10 Vox:
Want more wind and solar? We'll need to get rid of outdated grid rules.
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
Vacation brain got to me as I realized today that I put the wrong link for the Senator Hatch action alert. So let’s give you a recap. The Senate Finance committee has passed a tax extenders bill. In the next phase, amendmentsdaf will be made from the floor which usually need some level of approval by the Chair and Ranking member. As the Senate moves to recess, we have to speak up to Senator Hatch and Senator Wyden, the Senators from Utah and Oregon respectively. Solar doesn’t have the money that the utilities have and until ideas like today’s top story about leveling the playing field (never going to happen) get somewhere, solar has to use its voice and grassroots support
Send a note to Senator Hatch
Send a note to Senator Wyden
News
1 New York Times:
Jeb Bush Calls for an End to Energy Subsidies
2 Huffington Post:
Will Obama's Kenya Trip Salvage His 'Power Africa' Legacy?
3 Vox:
Want more wind and solar? We'll need to get rid of outdated grid rules.
4 Think Progress:
Have You Heard Of Solar Desalination? If Not, You Will Soon.
5 PV-Magazine:
China eyes further PV target increase in 13th five-year plan
6 Solar Power Portal:
Barker urges solar industry to ‘avoid hysteria and self-damaging doom mongering’
7 Utility Dive:
Report - Wait times for rooftop solar interconnection jumped 68% 2013-2014
8 Solar Industry Magazine:
Risk Assessment And Reduction Will Attract Capital To C&I Solar
Opinions:
9 Sun-Sentinel:
Bright side to suspicious 2nd solar measure
Have a great day!
Yann
The Sunrun IPO is going to be happening soon as the prospectus was filed yesterday. The residential game is going strong this week. With Sunedison buying Vivint Solar for $2.2billion including $500million in debt giving the company a valuation of $1.7billion. Sunrun, which had 8 times the revenue of Vivint Solar in 2014, is trying to IPO at $13-$15 per share giving the company a valuation of $1.25-$1.45billion. Interestingly, Sunedison has increased guidance due to the Vivint Solar acquisition by an AMAZING 1.1-1.3GW. That means that the company expects 2016 to be 2x the cumulative lifetime. As a sidenote, will some reporters do some real work on their stories going forward? The GTM Residential Leaderboard is for pure play installers. Not residential marketshare as a whole. Vivint Solar can’t be the second largest with $25million in revenue in 2014 compared to SolarCity’s $250million and Sunrun’s $198million. Here is the prospectus for some fun reading
Opinions
News
1 Fortune:
Solar company Sunrun sets terms to raise up to $309 million in IPO
2 Arizona Central:
AG's Office widens Arizona Corporation Commission investigation
3 Utility Dive:
For top utilities, customer satisfaction hinges on empowerment
4 Renewable Energy World:
How Solar Energy Zones and Easy Permitting Helped Create 3-cent Solar
5 Forbes:
Nuclear Almost As Good As Solar, Says Report Prepared For Nuclear Group
6 Grist:
James Hansen’s new climate study is terrifying, but he still has hope
7 Renew Economy:
Labor picks a winner with 50% renewable energy target
8 The Guardian:
How the solar panel subsidy cuts will affect you
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9 Las Vegas Sun:
Limiting rooftop solar stifles Nevadans
Have a great day!
Yann
