We are hitting some nice milestones here at SolarWakeup. This month, we are now tracking to reach over a million views in the next year. When I started this newsletter it originally went out to 30 of my colleagues and today is read by thousands every day of the week. Some of you read every day, some come for the blurb and most for a quick glimpse at today’s news. You can find SolarWakeup on Twitter @SolarWakeup and Facebook. So keep on sharing with your friends, coworkers and your boss but most of all keep advocating for solar. Thanks to all of you for being part of the SolarWakeup family.
Yann
News
1 CNBC:
Elon Musk's biggest challenge yet - Recharging Buffalo, NY
2 EDF:
Residential Electricity Pricing in California - We Need an Overhaul, not a Tune-Up
3 Utility Dive:
Inside Georgia Power's move into the residential solar market
4 Renewable Energy World:
The Real Price of Free Solar
5 PV-Magazine:
Solar PV could reach 12% of total EU electricity production by 2030
6 Huffington Post:
Solar Jobs - Growing at the Grassroots
7 Grist:
McKibben to Obama - You still have time to be a climate champion — but not much
8 Bloomberg:
Can Solar Panels Help Solve California's Drought?
Opinions:
9 Yale:
Despite Hurdles, Solar Power in Australia Is Too Robust to Kill
Have a great day!
Yann
Picking sides isn't hard to do but playing the middle is rarely a good idea. Too often in solar, we try to be everything to everyone hoping not to have to say no. Same goes with customers that are pitched solar, they leave many of us in limbo regarding their intentions to move forward. So today we have two great stories that show where the industry needs to pick a side. Where are you with committing to fight for an ITC extension? And where do you stand with supporting companies that fight for global solar mayhem through tariffs? When you pick a side, do your best to work with like minded companies and your goals will be reached. We have the numbers, we need the conviction...
Yann
News
1 Sacramento Bee:
How much will solar dim after tax credits expire?
2 PV-Magazine:
Intersolar Europe - SolarWorld exits SolarPower Europe trade body
3 Think Progress:
Why You Should Be Paying Attention To The ‘Other’ Form Of Solar Power
4 Sun-Sentinel:
Sides square off in fight over solar sales ballot initiative
5 Vice:
Thieves Are Looting Germany's Solar Farms
6 Bloomberg:
Duke Skipping Carolina Solar Fight as Apple, Google Pick Sides
7 24/7 Wall Street:
SunPower, First Solar Joint Venture Yieldco Sets IPO Terms
8 EDF:
What do Uber and Airbnb Have in Common with Clean Energy?
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
A Closer Look at Fossil and Renewable Energy Subsidies
Have a great day!
Yann
I am sitting here in NYC for some meetings and I can’t help to think of an old joke while reading the coverage of the EEI conference. The joke is about a man lost at sea who turns down a raft, boat and helicopter sent to save him because he believes that God will save him. I am not comparing Musk to God but imagine a room full of utility executives studying the future of the business. For the first time in history of electric utilities, the competitor isn’t solar or self generation, the competition is the gas station on the corner. Every home will have an electric car in 5-10 years, how utilities miss this is way beyond me, don’t pass up the helicopter!
Yann
News
1 Forbes:
Tesla's Battery May Not Destroy Utilities, But Utilities May Destroy Tesla
2 Utility Dive:
EEI 2015 - Why Elon Musk thinks the future is bright for utilities
3 PV-Magzine:
IRENA roadmap calls for 150 GW of battery storage by 2030
4 Fortune:
The U.S. solar industry is shifting toward consumers
5 Vox:
Here's what it would take for the US to run on 100% renewable energy
6 Think Progress:
BREAKING - Court Throws Out Challenge To Obama’s Climate Change Rule
7 The Guardian:
Record boost in new solar power continues massive industry growth
8 Politico:
Republican pledges $175 million to push party on climate
Opinions:
9 EDF:
Cracking the Code on California’s Clean Tech Leadership
Have a great day!
Yann
A shift in the tides perhaps? The G7 is making deals around climate change, particularly aiming to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees. Even better is when a mainstream republican Presidential candidate comes out in favor of climate change policies. No, this isn’t some joke. I am referring to Lindsey Graham, the senior Senator from South Carolina and is far from a lefty, saying that the science is clear around climate change being caused by humans. Good for you Senator Graham!
Yann
News
1 National Journal:
World Leaders At G-7 Summit Back 2 Degree Target To Fight Climate Change
2 Think Progress:
Lindsey Graham Calls Out Fellow Republican Candidates Over Climate Change Views
4 Energy Collective:
Can We Really Decouple Living Standards from Energy Consumption?
5 EDF:
Corporate Giants Use their Power to Protect North Carolina’s Renewable Portfolio Standard
6 Breaking Energy:
US Commercial Solar Sector has Lagged, but Now Looks Cleared for Takeoff
7 Clean Technica:
Why Haven’t Cities Covered Their Buildings in Solar?
8 Motley Fool:
Solar Boom - Why Residential Rooftops Are Only the Beginning
Opinions:
9 Grist:
This is crazy, but we actually have good news about climate change
Have a great day!
Yann
