Later today, I will be on a panel at the GTM Solar Summit here in Arizona. The panel (at 11:15am) is the crowdsourced panel where the panelists respond to the votes of the attendees in real-time. We are covering topics across many different aspects of the market though my fellow speakers are mostly concentrated on residential. So here is my question to you, what do you want to know? You can catch the conference live online or watch one of the many Periscope broadcasts throughout the day.
News
1 Greentech Media:
NRG Energy Exec Questions Why Solar Is the ‘Bad Boy,’ While Efficiency Is Good
2 Bloomberg:
Musk’s Cousins Battle Utilities to Make Solar Rooftops Cheap
3 CleanTechnica:
Vanderbilt Study Questions Effectiveness Of California Solar Incentive
4 Breaking Energy:
The Utah Solar Boomlet - PURPA Lives!
5 Star Advertiser:
Solar industry questions HECO's count of PV approvals
6 RE World:
Assuring Solar Modules Will Last for Decades
7 PV-Magazine:
Investment dries up for Australia's large-scale RE
8 Utility Dive:
Utilities, solar advocates at odds over Missouri net metering bill
Opinions:
9 Seeking Alpha:
Vivint Solar - Why You Should Buy The Second-Largest U.S. Residential Solar Installer
Have a great day!
Yann
No matter which way you lean politically, it is easy to recognize that most republican candidates for their party’s Presidential nomination is going to cater to non-SolarWakeup readers. Solar is such a simple political calculation, 200k jobs, the only energy tax credit that is getting better over time and way above average income potential. That is why Hillary Clinton’s Chief of Staff, John Podesta, included clean energy in the top issues tweet he sent out. So while at the GTM conference this week, think twice before saying some rhetoric about the 2017 cliff, ITC sunset, etc and tell us what you will do to help pass the extension…
Yann
News
1 Think Progress:
This Is The Most Important Tweet About Hillary’s Announcement
2 Energy Collective:
2015 State of Solar Financing, Part I - What is a Yieldco?
3 Solar Power World:
Total corporate funding in solar sector for Q1 is $6.4 billion
4 Bloomberg:
California Utility to Make Gas From Solar for Pipeline Storage
5 Desert Sun:
California solar rebates not effective, study finds
6 Telegraph:
The best time to buy solar panels? Five years ago – or right now
7 Consumerist:
Why Solar Panels Are Suddenly Sprouting On Everyone’s Roofs
8 Utility Dive:
NRDC - Low-income Americans will benefit most from Clean Power Plan
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
Want More Wind And Solar Energy? Invest A Lot More In The Grid
Have a great day!
Yann
More than anything, solar is an industry that revolves around people. Many good people, that work to do well and seek the mission of solar at the same time. Later today, I am heading to the GTM conference in Phoenix, not only to learn but to see some 500 people that work in the sector. A good friend of SolarWakeup, Julie Blunden, made some news last week by heading to SunEdison as the Chief Strategy Officer. Quite the gain for the company and we wish her well. For those of you in Phoenix this week, don’t forget to say hello.
Yann
News
1 AZ Central:
APS, solar leasing companies debate growth of solar
2 PV-Magazine:
LDK finally exits insolvency
3 Bloomberg:
Nuclear France’s Sun Power Record Leaves Utilities in the Shade
4 NRDC:
Shared renewables for all, coming soon to New York
5 NY Times:
Engaging With Latin America
6 Greentech Media:
Could the First Major Solar PPA Offering in China Drive Even Faster Market Growth?
7 Solar Love:
The Most Advanced Microgrid In North America
8 PBS:
Gridlocked by the power grid - Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a crossroads
Opinions:
9 Energy Collective:
And the Winner Is - Distributed Generation
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 SolarWakeup:
Solar Asset Management - 4 Best Practices From The Experts
2 Greentech Media:
The Best and Worst Employee Reviews of America’s Top Solar Companies
3 Motley Fool:
The Biggest Challenge Facing SolarCity and Vivint Solar in 2015
4 CNBC:
No oil needed! This solar stock is on fire
5 Quartz:
Utah man sent to ‘casual’ roundtable meeting gets a shock - Obama is sitting there
6 Daily Caller:
Arizona Solar Customers Complain About Deceptive Marketing Practices
7 Forbes:
Solar Eclipses Are Slowly Disappearing, And There's Nothing We Can Do To Stop It
8 Times-Picayune:
Do solar power costs outweigh benefits? New study reignites old debate
9 Tea Party Tribune:
Nevada’s Latest Import? Energy Corruption
10 Standard Examiner:
Report - Big shift from electricity to solar power
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
