APS wants to put "free" solar panels on homes in Arizona. Also, they are not funding Corporate Commission candidates. Those two sentences remind me of some oceanfront property in Arizona that I would like to sell. Utility owned generation of distributed solar is the ultimate customer squeeze. No value for the homeowner, no value for their neighbors and a cost that will continue all the way to their grandchildren.
Yann
News
1 AZ Central:
APS wants to put free solar panels on 3,000 homes
2 Boston Globe:
Solar energy bill hanging in the balance
3 CS Monitor:
How many solar panels would it take to power Earth?
4 Solar Industry:
Fees For Solar Fire Up Advocates And Utilities In UT And MA
5 GTM:
NY Utility Proposes Community Solar, Microgrids-as-a-Service
6 CNN Money:
Direct Energy Enters Residential Solar Through Acquisition
7 Renew Economy:
Networks to defend grid by adding fees to solar
8 RE World:
New Jersey Moves Forward with Distributed Energy Resource Plan
Opinions:
9 Rachel Alexander:
Arizona Public Utility Attempting to Buy Elections
Have a great day!
Yann
Of course the blowback of the recent trade case is starting to come. I join all of those voices that call for the end of the tariffs. But the realist in me doesn't see a negotiated alternative outcome. SolarWorld (Owned by Qatar) had a decent quarter and can now get perpetual tariffs added to competitors that do it better and cheaper. Why would they want to change that? Why would they want another alternative strategy? Maybe if the market stops supporting SolarWorld product, they would come to the table.
Yann
News
1 PV-Tech:
Industry reaction to latest volley in US-China trade spat
2 RE World:
Solar Prices Expected to Rise in the US Due to New Tariffs
3 Breaking Energy:
Renewable Energy’s Stake in the Export-Import Bank Fight
4 Burlington Times:
NJ solar bailout working, for now
5 NY Times:
China Condemns U.S. In Solar Trade Battle
6 Bloomberg:
China Solar Projects Poised to Fuel Panel Price Rebound
7 GTM:
SolarCity Quietly Moving to Loans and Customer-Owned Solar
8 Mother Jones:
Inside the Huge Solar Farm That Powers Apple's iCloud
Opinions:
9 Des Moines Register:
Branstad's nix of solar grant disappointing
Have a great day!
Yann
To begin, I am back from a fantastic vacation which was made better with the help of Glenna Wiseman, who graciously stepped in for me last week. I hope you found her commentary as great as I did. You can always find her online at identity3.com, @GlennaWiseman or @Women4Solar!
The Department of Commerce dropped a bomb last week which is posing many questions. Now, any combination of China and regional made product will suffer the (preliminary) tariffs of 26%-58% for most used modules. The question to be posed is: Is there a loophole? Can a all China product only get the 2012 tariffs without the 2014 edition? And most importantly, how can anyone in the US market still support SolarWorld at this point? I would expect some significant market backlash for the company.
News
1 SolarWakeup:
Making Electricity and Solar Usage Visible To The Naked Eye
2 PV-Magazine:
Commerce imposes preliminary anti-dumping tariffs of 26-165%
3 NY Times:
Solar Industry Is Rebalanced by U.S. Pressure on China
4 New Times:
The Alliance for Solar Choice Vows to Fight Florida Power Utilities
5 GTM:
SolarCity’s New $201M Securitized Solar Portfolio Keeps the Capital Flowing
6 Des Moines Register:
Branstad's solar grant decision stifles innovation
7 Salt Lake Tribune:
Is a fee for solar energy users a 'sun tax' or fair play?
8 WI State Journal:
Wisconsin utility companies take aim against solar power
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
SolarWorld Wins, Americans Lose, As Commerce Fixes Tariffs
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Chaolysti:
A New Threat Looms Against Distributed Rooftop Solar
2 CleanTechnica:
Are Utilities About To Kill Solar Energy’s Future In NC?
3 GTM:
The Solar Industry’s Tax Credit Conundrum
4 HuffPost:
'Pay-as-you-go' solar financing hits new milestone
5 GTM:
Google’s $1M Challenge
6 PVTech:
Warning of ‘dangerous’ public backlash against solar in Japan
7 NPR:
Leased Solar Panels Can Cast A Shadow Over A Home's Value
8 RE World:
Keeping Up with Energy Storage
9 Breitbart:
Glare From Solar Plan Endangering Flights Over CA
10 Motley Fool:
Downstream Solar Companies, Funds Drive Strong Investment
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
