These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Bloomberg:
SolarCity - Solar Energy’s Uphill Battle
2 Fortune:
This is Why Solar Panels Will Boom Early Next Year
3 Forbes:
The Biggest Solar Breakthrough You've Never Heard Of
4 News & Observer:
David and Goliath struggle over solar power
5 Bloomberg:
SolarCity Says You Shouldn't Need Great Credit to Get Panels
6 PV-Magazine:
Solarcity lawsuit against Arizona utility to go forward
7 Motley Fool:
Solar Energy Shakeup - What We Learned From This Quarter's Earnings
8 Miami Herald:
Donations pour in to utility-backed solar initiative
9 Greentech Media:
Rooftop Solar Brings Higher Home Appraisals
10 Solar Novus:
Grid Alternatives Announces Veteran's Training Program for the Solar Industry
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
This is your SolarWakeup for November 13th, 2015
Credit for off-takers is one of my favorite topics. It spells the best market expansion in residential and C&I by growing the share of customers that can qualify for no upfront cost solar. But from a sales and development standpoint, credit expansion is even better. Underwriting goes faster and adoption grows exponentially. With the network effect that happens after someone goes solar, more installs means more sales which means more installs which means faster growth. Get the drift?
News
1 Bloomberg:
SolarCity Says You Shouldn't Need Great Credit to Get Panels
2 Business Journals:
Solar PV permits on Oahu rise nearly 40% in October
3 Greentech Media:
Rooftop Solar Brings Higher Home Appraisals
4 PV-Tech:
California Renewable Energy Conservation Plan finalised
5 Christian Science Monitor:
How solar is turning American energy on its head
6 Breaking Energy:
Utilities Look For More Nimble Regulatory Practices As Electric Industry Evolves
7 Solar Industry:
Do Your Past Commercial Solar Projects Qualify For An Unused Tax Deduction?
8 Milford Daily News:
Solar, business groups battle as they wait for House bill
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
The Biggest Solar Breakthrough You've Never Heard Of
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 12th, 2015
I’m shocked, shocked to hear that the solar feud in Florida is funded by investor owned utilities. I can’t believe that a group of utility execs would use their war chest to push propaganda around an intellectually dishonest debate. Personally, I find the whole constitutional amendment process in Florida a bit silly. Service agreements go a long way here and raising the issue on the solar front seems a bit ahead of its time. That being said, the utilities are trying to memorialize a kill shot to net metering in their process. When organizations like Grid Alternatives is trying to help bring veterans into solar, I can only imagine how many opportunities are being crushed by big utilities.
News
1 News & Observer:
David and Goliath struggle over solar power
2 Miami Herald:
Donations pour in to utility-backed solar initiative
3 Greentech Media:
Tom Steyer Calls On Activists to Push for Clean Energy Solutions Post-Keystone
4 PV-Magazine:
UK - Energy Secretary comes clean about missing renewable energy target
5 Bloomberg:
SolarCity - Solar Energy’s Uphill Battle
6 Utility Dive:
How California is bringing DER aggregation to wholesale markets
7 Treehugger:
1000 US veterans to receive solar job training through Troops To Solar initiative
8 Las Vegas Review Journal:
Poll shows strong support for existing rooftop-solar program
Opinions:
9 Energy Collective:
Historic Opportunity to Reduce Global Fuel Subsidies
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 11th, 2015
One of my favorite parts of the US solar industry is the opportunity to work together with our veterans. After doing the hardest job of all, it’s great knowing that solar can become a home for all interests. Whether the focus is finance, install, engineering or policy, our industry is growing on all fronts. So take time today and thank a veteran for their service and dedication. Most of all, if you see the opportunity to hire a veteran, take it!
News
1 Solar Novus:
Grid Alternatives Announces Veteran's Training Program for the Solar Industry
2 Utility Dive:
Coming soon to affordable housing - Solar-plus-storage?
3 Forbes:
The Opportunities And Challenges In The Chinese Solar Market
4 Think Progress:
Going Off Fossil Fuels Would Boost Disposable Income And Create A Million Jobs
5 PV-Tech:
Canadian Solar making substantial manufacturing capacity expansion in 2016
6 PV-Magazine:
Report - Germany will miss 2030 RE targets unless current policies change
7 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Yahoo’s Pursuit - New Business Models Offer Companies Economic Alternatives
8 Greentech Media:
What Does the End of Net Metering Mean for Commercial Solar in Hawaii?
Opinions:
9 Climate Central:
New Fees Seen to Weaken Demand For Rooftop Solar
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 10th, 2015
Great job by the California solar industry and its supporters. Over 130,000 signed petitions were delivered to make sure that the CPUC does not break net metering in California. Individuals, businesses, farmers, solar professionals and even municipalities voiced their opinions. The fight is not over, not on the net metering issues or the ITC, so keep up the pressure. With Paris happening at the end of the month, politicians from around the world will voice theirs for climate and clean energy.
News
1 Utility Dive:
California solar advocates bring wheelbarrows of petitions to net metering fight
2 PV-Magazine:
New York leads coalition of U.S. states in legal defense of Clean Power Plan
3 The Hill:
Clinton promises to expand climate efforts - 'There is no Planet B'
4 Fortune:
This is Why Solar Panels Will Boom Early Next Year
5 Energy Collective:
Putting the UNFCCC to the Test
6 Renewable Energy World:
2015 Supply Side Update of Shipments, Inventory, Defective Modules & Prices
7 Vox:
RECs, which put the "green" in green electricity, explained
8 Think Progress:
After Endorsement From Oil Industry, Vitter Calls For End To Solar Tax Credits
Opinions:
9 Fox Business:
Big Solar Fight Breaks Out Between Utilities, Homeowners
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 9th, 2015
Something good happened on Friday, President Obama said no to the Keystone XL pipeline. This is no panacea to solve climate change but it shows a shift in politics around something that just a few years ago was a given. Also a positive is the traction that bills are getting in the House of Representatives. The Highway bill passed the house and needs a Senate counterpart for a conference to start. This is a really good chance to push for some form of ITC extension. Time to pick up the phone and call your Senator and ask for support on the ITC!
News
1 New York Times:
Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2 PV-Magazine:
Solarcity lawsuit against Arizona utility to go forward
3 Forbes:
Solar + Storage May Be Energy's Holy Grail, But Will Regulators Aid The Quest?
4 PV-Tech:
Chinese FiT cuts won’t quell demand, says EnergyTrend
5 Renew Economy:
Solar energy costs continue to plunge across the world
6 Motley Fool:
Solar Energy Shakeup - What We Learned From This Quarter's Earnings
7 Solar Industry:
New York Makes $13M In Solar Incentives Available For Low- To Moderate-Income Homeowners
8 Tampa Tribune:
Tax credits, reduced costs make solar power options shine
Opinions:
9 USA Today:
Keystone pipeline obama rejection editorials debates
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Lawsuit threatens SolarWorld liquidity
2 Bloomberg:
Say Goodbye to Solar Power Subsidies
3 Forbes:
Solar's Future - Boom, Bust, Boom
4 PV-Tech:
SolarCity cuts cord on growth strategy as cost reduction becomes new mantra
5 Greentech Media:
Rhone Resch Outlines All the Ways the Solar Investment Tax Credit Could Be Extended
6 East Oregonian:
Wyden to address solar tax credit
7 Winston Salem Journal:
Duke Energy wants fines against Greensboro church's solar project
8 EDF:
These 3 States Have a Head Start on the Clean Power Plan. You'd Never Guess Who They Are.
9 Greentech Media:
Sunrun CEO - Saying the ITC Won’t Be Renewed Is a ‘Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’
10 Forbes:
Utilities And Solar Companies Jockey For Position As Community Solar Blooms
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
This is your SolarWakeup for November 6th, 2015
Crucial time to do what grassroot industries like ours do. Call Congressman, Senators and write op-eds. There is an unlimited support network to help you do this but we can’t do it for you. A small business meeting face to face with your Congressman has a legitimate affect on policy. You mean a vote and you provide meaning to the work that the representative does in DC. Here are the places you can use to help you push for this. Now is the time, because Congressional recess is the next few weeks. http://www.weareteamsolar.com and http://www.seia.org/support-seia-extend-itc
News
1 Fresno Bee:
Editorial - PUC shouldn’t blot out rooftop solar
2 Greentech Media:
Sunrun CEO - Saying the ITC Won’t Be Renewed Is a ‘Self-Fulfilling Prophecy’
3 Bloomberg:
Say Goodbye to Solar Power Subsidies
4 Sacramento Bee:
Big Oil dirties California’s politics and air
5 EDF:
These 3 States Have a Head Start on the Clean Power Plan. You'd Never Guess Who They Are.
6 Rocky Mountain Institute:
New DOE Definition of Zero-Energy Buildings is a Base Hit, Not a Home Run
7 Grist:
Can something called the cleanweb help fight climate change?
8 Utility Dive:
Hawaii PUC allows public utility alternatives to be considered in NextEra merger case
Opinions:
9 Discovery:
Could Europe Be Powered by African Solar Energy?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 5th, 2015
Let’s clear up some common misconceptions about solar because there is a lot of confusing and misconstrued news currently. First, the shorts have taken on the solar stocks. Stocks are momentary valuations of companies that have to show quarterly results but in solar’s case have a life cycle of 20, 30, or 40 years. Assets have value and when the value is less than the companies market cap then the short squeeze isn’t far away. Add the positive movement on the ITC topic and short sellers will be getting out because an extension will remove a giant cloud from our sector. Also some interesting movement on the trade topic but that’ll have to wait for later.
News
1 Greentech Media:
Rhone Resch Outlines All the Ways the Solar Investment Tax Credit Could Be Extended
2 PV-Magazine:
Canadian Solar to hold yieldco IPO
3 New York Times:
The Tough Realities of the Paris Climate Talks
4 Bloomberg:
Exxon Predicted Today's Cheap Solar Boom Back in the 1980s
5 AL.com:
Alabama PSC bashes Obama while approving solar projects
6 Forbes:
Solar's Future - Boom, Bust, Boom
7 CleanTechnica:
Three Ways Data Centers Can Use Solar Energy
8 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Report Release - Renewable Microgrids
Opinions:
9 Los Angeles Times:
Readers React Edison wants a thriving market for solar energy
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for November 4th, 2015
Today at 10:15 pacific time, you can find me talking about wholesale solar deals at the GTM Solar Summit. Livestream is available through GTM’s new premium content product online. Also, voting for SEIA’s board of directors is coming to a close, please remember to vote for me! Last but not least, check out the Solar Marketing Think Tank that Solar Fred has launched through Impress Labs, a great idea for collaborative discussions from within the solar sector.
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Lawsuit threatens SolarWorld liquidity
2 Greentech Media:
New Research Shows Why Grid Defection Would Be a Bad Idea for the Average American
3 New York Times:
Obama Won’t Yield to Company’s Bid to Delay Keystone Pipeline Decision
4 PV-Tech:
Silver lining for Australian renewables despite steep drop in utility-scale investments
5 CleanTechnica:
Lancaster - The Leading Solar City? (Episode 23 of Local Energy Rules)
6 Bloomberg:
Contest to Cut Solar Cost Pits Companies Building Boxes of Wires
7 Vox:
Mitch McConnell's "just say no" strategy on the Clean Power Plan fizzles
8 Utility Dive:
The day after - How solar can thrive in the post-net metering era
Opinions:
9 San Francisco Chronicle:
New solar rates needed to modernize grid
Have a great day!
Yann
