The ITC. One of the most important parts of the solar business and the reason we are here today as an industry. It created the basis for third-party ownership, lowered the cost of solar for ratepayers and solar homeowners around the Country, but most of all got us to 200k jobs. It essentially ends next year but an extension is 100% achievable. As an industry we can pass the extension by putting our voice, money and customers advocacy in front of Congress. It will not be easy but if you are ready to stand up and help move solar forward, let me know.
Yann
News
1 Utility Dive:
Democratic US rep. files bill to extend solar ITC for 5 years
2 Forbes:
Hanergy Solar Collapse - Looks Like A Tale Of Irrational Exuberance
3 News & Observer:
NC House votes to keep solar energy tax credits
4 Think Progress:
California Agriculture To Face Strict Mandatory Water Cuts, Officials Say
5 PV-Magazine:
Germany - First PV tender round closed
6 Bloomberg:
Yingli Set to Get Lifeline From Chinese State-Run Solar Partner
7 Greentech Media:
Strategies for Fairly Pricing Community Solar Programs
8 CleanTechnica:
Two Items Will Decide Where Solar Is In 2020
Opinions:
9 Harvard Business Review:
Is Rooftop Solar Finally Good Enough to Disrupt the Grid?
Have a great day!
Yann
I’ve touched about the importance of water in the past. I want to make the financial case for solar on why we should never exclude water from our value proposition. Fossil fuel and nuclear power plants are very heavy users of water, in many cases using water that can also be used for drinking supply and possible near 1 gallon per kWh. Much of our bottled water comes from our aquifers and is sold to us for $3+ per gallon. My tap water costs me much less about $0.01 per gallon but alas significant from a solar standpoint. So it’s time that we start using firm values for water when we discuss solar, ratepayers are already using and paying for it.
Yann
News
1 Miami Herald:
FPL needs more water to run Turkey Point
2 Vox:
Nevada’s big utility is about to strangle the state’s rooftop solar program
3 PV-Magazine:
US - SEIA backs ITC extension proposal
4 US News:
Obama calls climate change an 'indisputable' reality that threatens American national security
5 EDF:
We Need to Support All Types of Solar - Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Community, and More
6 Renew Economy:
Morgan Stanley sees 2.4m Australia homes with battery storage
7 NY Times:
What Do You Really Get for a $7,000 Tesla Home Battery?
8 Bloomberg:
A 24-Minute, $19 Billion Wipeout Threatens a Chinese Company's Solar Dream
Opinions:
9 CleanTechnica:
Why Texas Could Be Next In Electricity Market Reform
Have a great day!
Yann
Jobs, jobs, and jobs. 7.5million of them, 2.5million in solar which is absolutely amazing. Over 60% of those jobs are in China which lines up with the support of the central bank for projects and Province governments for manufacturing. At roughly $6billion dollars of ITC in 2015, I wonder why anyone in the US would question the math to support the 200,000 high paying solar jobs. Alternatively, I don’t understand how Solarworld can argue dumping when they took Oregon incentives for the factory when China is really doing the same thing. It’s all about the jobs!
Yann
News
1 PV-Tech:
Jobs in renewable energy reach 7.7 million worldwide
2 Greentech Media:
Edison Electric Institute - Utilities Are Eager for New Partnerships With Startups
3 PV-Magzine:
US - SEIA forecasts 25-50% solar market growth in 2016
4 Utility Dive:
Nevada senate unanimously passes bill to give PUC authority over solar rates, cap
5 NY Times:
'Sunshine State' or Not, Florida Badly Behind on Solar Power
6 The Guardian:
Solar industry attacks Coalition after bipartisan deal struck on RET scheme
7 Forbes:
Yingli In Trouble - The 'Number One' Curse In Solar Strikes Again
8 Bloomberg:
Get Ready for Solar Boom From China Plants as Asia Demand Swells
Opinions:
9 Baltimore Sun:
Now all Marylanders can have solar power
Have a great day!
Yann
Sometimes being big may not be good for business. While Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is out in the market acquiring solar and wind assets and outbidding the competition, it is making a long term bet on renewable energy. The holding company, NV Energy is now actively fighting solar and playing the rhetoric game to the extreme, some of the worst we may have seen to date. So the question for Mr. Buffett is, What side of the house are you going to stand with? Get the family in line!
Yann
News
1 Bloomberg:
Warren Buffett Is Sending Mixed Messages on Green Energy
2 Think Progress:
Nevada Solar Power Users Could Face New Fees This Summer
3 Greentech Media:
Facing Continued Losses, Yingli Solar Warns Investors About Its Ability to Operate
4 Investopedia:
5 Thought-Provoking Statements From Solar City
5 NY Times:
Shell Oil’s Cold Calculations for a Warming World
6 News & Observer:
Preventing solar power’s sunset in North Carolina
7 Breaking Energy:
Glass Coating Makes Solar Panels More Efficient
8 Time:
This May Be the Future of Solar Power
Opinions:
9 Utility Dive:
Why utilities should push for performance-based regulation
Have a great day!
Yann
