Most of you have packed your bags and are heading to San Francisco today. I arrived late last night to take part of the annual get together at Intersolar. Speaking on a few panels this year focused on improving and expanding the C&I solar markets which is a market segment I find very important. As consumers around the Country put solar on their homes with various financial choices, the businesses still have limited opportunity (so they think) to put solar on their building. Today at 11am at the Intercontinental and tomorrow at 4pm come see me at the Marriott.
Opinions
News
1 Seeking Alpha:
U.S. Rooftop Solar Is Rapidly Gaining Support
2 Energy Post:
The YieldCo - the solar revolution meets Wall Street
3 Renewable Energy World:
FERC Removes Obstacles that Limit Distributed Renewable Energy in Colorado
4 PV-Magazine:
Market volatility hits clean energy investment
5 Reuters:
Thailand ignites solar power investment in Southeast Asia
6 Forbes:
Why California Is A Natural Gas State
7 The Guardian:
Abbott government extends renewable energy investment ban to solar power
8 Keene Sentinel:
NH's solar boom faces uncertainty
Opinions:
9 Salt Lake Tribune:
Op-ed - PSC should weigh solar’s moral and health benefits despite Rocky Mountain’s plea
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Greentech Media:
Solar Bill Passed in Maine Sets the Stage for an Innovative Alternative to Net Metering
2 New York Times:
Obama Plan Would Give Poor Easier Access to Solar Energy
3 Think Progress:
Bernie Sanders’ Plan To Make Solar Power More Accessible
4 Greentech Media:
The Battle for Third Place in the US Residential Solar Installer Race
5 Clean Technica:
Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Be Taking Root In The Southeast?
6 Huffington Post:
Ranking the Top 40 U.S. Metro Areas By Solar Systems Per Capita
7 PV-Tech:
California electricity rate changes suggest ‘net benefit’ for rooftop solar
8 Bloomberg:
U.S. Revises Tariffs and Duties on Chinese Solar Imports
9 Huffington Post:
4 Things to Know Before You Take the Solar Energy Plunge
10 SEIA:
Tell your Senator to support the solar ITC!
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
Your push yesterday to the Senate Finance Committee was incredibly helpful. Don’t stop now! I mentioned to you that there may be an interesting story coming out and probably will on Monday that shows that the solar tariffs, which got some relief today, are a political play for natural gas. This same political ploy is at work again, this time trying to lobby against the ITC. Major utilities are pushing for ITC, other sources don’t want the debate of tax credits and here we are trying to pass something that makes all the sense in the world. Keep pushing and make the call/email to your senator. Here is the link again
Opinions
News
1 Bloomberg:
U.S. Revises Tariffs and Duties on Chinese Solar Imports
2 PV-Tech:
Buffett project’s record low cost part of pricing ‘trend’, says First Solar
3 Solar Industry:
Master Limited Partnerships Could Attract New Capital To Solar - Someday
4 PV-Magazine:
Update - Reports of a halt in production at Yingli
5 Think Progress:
How Solar Power Is Learning To Share - The Rapid Growth Of Community Solar Gardens
6 Grist:
Fossil fuel companies have been lying about climate change for more than 30 years
7 Utility Dive:
Boulder files with regulators to acquire Xcel assets in bid to form municipal utility
8 Reno Gazette-Journal:
NV solar cap to be reached earlier than expected
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
President Obama Plans Empowering People With Solar -- Renewables Goal Still a Climate Fail
Have a great day!
Yann
In politics there are windows of opportunity. Solar has a window right now
to push members of congress especially members of the Senate Finance
committee to include solar in the tax extenders bill. So you need to act.
Click here and send a note to your representatives. Do you know your
Senator? Have you given them contributions? Let me know. There are talking
points of course and one story is coming out that isn't quite baked yet
but a certain member of solar may be trying to undermine the sector. So
it's that much more important for you to act now. Click here, tweet,
Facebook and ask your coworkers/employees to do so as well.
Yann
News
1 SEIA:
Tell your Senator to support the solar ITC!
2 Miami Herald:
Proposed solar energy amendment has cities feuding
3 Huffington Post:
Ranking the Top 40 U.S. Metro Areas By Solar Systems Per Capita
4 Greentech Media:
The Battle for Third Place in the US Residential Solar Installer Race
5 Energy Collective:
Do Residential Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver?
6 Clean Technica:
What The Smart Building Industry Can Learn From Wearable Fitness Tracker Trend
7 Business Journal:
Colorado power cooperative looks again at rates after jump in solar customers
8 Wall Street Journal:
Oman to Build Giant Solar Plant to Extract Oil
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
Is the Spanish Government Putting the Brakes on Solar PV?
Have a great day!
Yann
