This summer will mark 3 years that SolarWakeup will be running. Started with a list of 30 recipients and now thousands of readers. Doing the Wakeup every morning is a lot of work but moreover a cumbersome task which gets in the way of the work of my day job at Conergy. As such we will be launching SolarSunset, in line with the 2016 sunset of the ITC, and sending you the email every evening instead. I hope that this will not cause too much issue with your reading and your understanding is greatly appreciated!
Yann
News
1 AZ Central:
A rooftop solar proposal that should end the debate
2 PV-Magazine:
Canadian Solar completes acquisition of Recurrent Energy
3 News & Observer:
Don’t derail North Carolina’s clean energy boom
4 PV-Tech:
Conergy launches Turkish solar JV
5 Renew Economy:
Cheap oil vs wind and solar - fight for future of energy
6 Utility Dive:
Inside the new approach to finding the true value of solar
7 RE World:
Is Community Solar Coming to Maryland?
8 Forbes:
Solar Power To Become Cheapest Source Of Energy In Many Regions By 2025, German Experts Say
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
New U.S. Climate Target Is Achievable and Sends an Important Signal to the World
Have a great day!
Yann
The art of the headline. It’s happening all over media and there is no shortage of it around the headlines on solar. Some are meant to get you to click (see yesterday’s “It’s Okay To Hate Solar”) and some are factual but it sounds so far fetched you may think it’s a joke. The overhyping of solar’s impact on energy grid is at times impressive, if only our grid operators were engineers of some thought that understood the impacts of technology on the grid…But most of all let’s make sure that politicians have to decide how much solar gets installed so that we can keep creating jobs and getting clean energy into our portfolio for future generations’ benefit.
Yann
News
1 Boston Globe:
Mass. solar projects could soon reach a limit
2 PV-Magazine:
California grid operator envisions 50% renewables
3 Venture Beat:
Elon Musk’s SpaceX buying $90 million of Elon Musk’s Solar City solar bonds
4 PV-Tech:
Georgia to allow third-party leasing for solar homes and businesses
5 RE World:
US Vote-a-Rama Reveals Senators’ Environmental Agenda
6 Utility Dive:
HECO clears PV interconnection queues in Maui, Hawaii Islands
7 Slate:
Renewable energy doesn’t have to be a luxury purchase.
8 BBC:
Solar Impulse plane lands in China
Opinions:
9 Greentech Media:
The Rise of Choices and the End of Natural Monopolies
Have a great day!
Yann
On my way back to California, this time to SFO for some company meetings but it’s a reminder that California is so far ahead of the rest of the Country when it comes to solar. Looking at financial models and costs of solar installations, it reminds me how crucial an ITC extension is for our industry and the Country. Listening to the GTM podcast on Thursday, it is amazing to hear that losing 100k jobs is okay for some, but let us reiterate that those that want the ITC to go away or are OK with it is a very small minority. Don’t get caught up in the noise and get ready to be involved because your job quite literally could depend on it. And don’t hesitate to push back on those that speak haphazardly about the ITC.
Yann
News
1 Breaking Energy:
Opinion - Why it’s Okay to Hate Solar
2 CBS:
Report - LADWP’s Rooftop Solar Energy Program Failed To Meet Goals
3 Tea Party Tribune:
NV Energy Places Miraclebets On Solar
4 Fortune:
How Apple is making money off of its landmark solar deal
5 Seeking Alpha:
Busting The Myth Of Grid Parity - The Residential Solar PPA/Lease Death Spiral
6 NY Times:
Israel Installs Solar Panels at Parliament to Save Energy
7 Public Radio Int'l:
Natural gas and solar power have been growing together. Can that last?
8 Motley Fool:
Why the Solar Industry Is Its Own Worst Enemy
Opinions:
9 Post & Courier:
Would solar panels make financial sense for your home?
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 LA Times:
Leased solar panels can complicate — or kill — a home sale
2 Think Progress:
Smithsonian Stands By Wildly Misleading Climate Change Exhibit Paid For By Kochs
3 Venture Beat:
Sunrun’s journey shows that there is rarely a straight line to success
4 Bloomberg:
See-Through Solar Is Tomorrow’s Threat to Oil
5 Las Vegas Review Journal:
Rooftop solar power grows despite waning incentives
6 24/7 Wall Street:
SolarEdge Shines Incredibly Bright in Its IPO Debut
7 Hartford Courant:
What's Solar Really Worth? A New Report Floats Some Numbers
8 PV-Magazine:
Package of pro-solar measures for Illinois
9 Think Progress:
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Has Some Choice Words For Anyone Who Votes For A Climate Denier
10 Bloomberg:
California Just Had a Stunning Increase in Solar
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
