Looking back at what I wrote in 2014 to ponder on what will be in 2015. It wasn’t the most popular story but definitely my favorite, and also the one that seems to become the ‘most likely to be reality’ in a forward looking way: “Is Google About to Be Your Cleantech Utility”. The most popular SolarWakeup story was the breakdown of the Vivint Solar IPO. Most important aspect of the story was the news of the exlusive use of Enphase inverters which became a topic of conversation during the successful IPO. The top contributed original story came from Jonathan Silver titled “Wall Street and Main Steet Voted. Clean Energy Won.” Look to SolarWakeup for more original content in 2015, especially from contributors.
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By Jason Kaminsky
As a reminder for what is ahead in 2015, we bring you just one case of solar fee attempts. We all get together to make sure solar is in a position to be part of the energy portfolio, a portfolio that is drastically over invested on natural gas. As we enter 2015, let’s have a discussion about the costs AND benefits about distributed energy. Now that’s a discussion I and most in solar would love to have.
Programming Note: SolarWakeup is taking a holiday break and will be back on Monday 29th, see you next week with coverage
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A few months ago some utilities in Arizona asked for the ability to charge ratepayers for the installation of residential rooftop solar systems. Last week the oversight commission (ACC) said they support the program but not the ability to rate base it. It's a move that makes utilities place the risk on the shareholders of the companies which means that the program has to be "prudent" to the ratepayers before a return can be seen. At first sight this puts an important focus on low income communities with the ability to secure the credit risk in a way that private business may not have. Let's see if the utilities do it right, check back in a few months.
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