These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Forbes:
Why California Is A Natural Gas State
2 Boston Globe:
Could this billionaire environmentalist make or break the Democratic primary?
3 Think Progress:
This Massive Utility Wants More Renewable Energy Because Corporations Are Demanding It
4 Seeking Alpha:
U.S. Rooftop Solar Is Rapidly Gaining Support
5 FastCo Exist:
With This Airbnb For Energy, Now You Can Buy Solar Power From Your Neighbor
6 Think Progress:
Why Don’t Republicans Believe The Scientists On Climate Change?
7 The Hill:
A new business model for the electricity sector
8 Think Progress:
The Northeast’s Electricity Bills Have Dropped $460 Million Since They Started Paying For Carbon
9 The Hill:
A new business model for the electricity sector
10 Renewable Energy World:
FERC Removes Obstacles that Limit Distributed Renewable Energy in Colorado
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 July 17th, 2015
There’s an episode of the West Wing TV show that highlights how silly arguments in cleantech used to go. The episode shows advocates from wind, solar, ethanol and hydrogen pitching the value of their technology to senior White House staffers. Within minutes, the advocates are arguing with each other instead of making the case for the sector. Unfortunately, we are seeing EEI make headway with some solar players on this as well. Solar vs solar is a bad idea, don’t engage and don’t accept that this premise is needed. Here is the episode.
News
1 Think Progress:
This Massive Utility Wants More Renewable Energy Because Corporations Are Demanding It
2 Greentech Media:
Solar Owners Become More Satisfied With Their Utility
3 Seeking Alpha:
Utility-Scale Solar Is Unlikely To Remain Dominant
4 Huffington Post:
Bill Gates Is Funding Clean Energy Innovation -- That's Great
5 PV-Magazine:
Deutsche Bank - Global solar demand robust, despite disappointing tariff decision
6 Solar Industry Magazine:
IBM Boosts Accuracy Of DOE Solar Forecasts By 30%
7 Clean Technica:
Thailand In Midst Of Big Solar Boom
8 Bloomberg:
Californians, Love Thy Neighbor as One May Power Your Dryer Soon
Opinions:
9 LA Times:
Op-Ed Who should pay the price of clean energy?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 16th, 2015
If you don’t think you make a difference in the fight to save the solar ITC, you are very much mistaken. Here are two things you can do right now and in a few weeks. While the ITC is not set to expire for over a year, the fight to extend will happen in the next two months. First, call your Senator, especially if they are on this list. If you know someone in a State that has a Senator on this list, ask them to call their Senator. Simply ask the person that answer the phone, “I am calling to ask Senator XYZ to extend the solar investment tax credit. I work/supper in solar and hope to get your support as well.” The second task comes during recess in a few weeks. Your Senator will have town hall meetings. Go to the meetings and ask “Will you support and fight to extend the solar investment tax credit.” More to come
News
1 Think Progress:
Lindsey Graham - Why Don’t Republicans Believe The Scientists On Climate Change?
2 Miami Herald:
Group attempts to undercut solar initiative with rival amendment
3 The Hill:
A new business model for the electricity sector
4 Solar Industry Magazine:
Solar Desalination Plant To Bring Freshwater To Calif.'s Central Valley
5 Deutsche Welle:
Powering the developing world with solar?
6 Newsweek:
Two Numbers - Solar Energy's Price Drop, Ahead of Schedule, Could Help Save the Planet
7 Bloomberg:
Solar Feels the Love in Australia as Wind Draws Attacks
8 Fast Co Exist:
With This Airbnb For Energy, Now You Can Buy Solar Power From Your Neighbor
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
Opening The Door To Solar Power For All
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 15th, 2015
Later today, in the basement of the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco we will be debating the C&I solar markets in the future. One topic that is bound to come is the difference between value and cost of solar in the space. There is no doubt that rooftop solar is more expensive than solar farms. That being said, what is the actual value created for the economy, ratepayers and grid operators. I don’t know the answer to it but I am sure that will be part of any response to the report that was published yesterday. See you all at InterSolar tomorrow if you are here!
News
1 Sun-Sentinel:
Fight shows solar power has bright future
2 Boston Globe:
Could this billionaire environmentalist make or break the Democratic primary?
3 Salon:
Australia’s climate-denying government is going after wind and rooftop solar
4 PV-Magazine:
Public solar market financing sees record Q2, despite overall corporate funding fall
5 Solar Industry Magazine:
Solar-To-Solar Study
6 Think Progress:
The Northeast’s Electricity Bills Have Dropped $460 Million
7 Utility Dive:
California struggles with gas capacity in summer heat
8 Clean Technica:
Solar Industry Innovations Abound At Intersolar North America 2015
Opinions:
9 Orlando Sentinel:
Goodwill turns to solar to help planet, people
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 14th, 2015
The topic at the top of everyone’s mind here at Intersolar is the ITC, not a big surprise here. Don’t be fooled by the many silly talking points that a few small minority has on how it adds cost and complexity, total nonsense. Something new came up on my panel yesterday which I want to ask you. Has solar financing been democratized sufficiently? Do we need solar to be allowed to be formed into MLPs in order to be sufficiently democratized or are loans, leases, PPAs and crowdsourcing sufficient to make the case? Lastly, come see me at our Miami themed happy hour from 3-5pm at the GTM booth today!
News
1 Forbes:
Report - The Ups And Downs Of U.S. Solar Investments
2 Utility Dive:
Inside California's rate restructuring plan and the battle for fixed charges looming over it
3 Time:
2 Ways to Make Going Solar More Affordable
4 NBC:
Solar Impulse Plane Grounded in Hawaii by 'Irreversible' Battery Damage
5 Energy Collective:
California Dreamin' of Distributed Energy Resources, as Utilities File Plans
6 Renewable Energy World:
Sandia Lab Program To Assist Small Clean Energy Companies
7 PV-Magazine:
Thai solar market on course to grow by around 1 GW in 2015
8 Renew Economy:
Solar PV providing 2.4% of Australian power generation in 2014
Opinions:
9 USA Today:
Battle over rooftop solar, clean-energy mandate brews in California
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 13th, 2015
Most of you have packed your bags and are heading to San Francisco today. I arrived late last night to take part of the annual get together at Intersolar. Speaking on a few panels this year focused on improving and expanding the C&I solar markets which is a market segment I find very important. As consumers around the Country put solar on their homes with various financial choices, the businesses still have limited opportunity (so they think) to put solar on their building. Today at 11am at the Intercontinental and tomorrow at 4pm come see me at the Marriott.
News
1 Seeking Alpha:
U.S. Rooftop Solar Is Rapidly Gaining Support
2 Energy Post:
The YieldCo - the solar revolution meets Wall Street
3 Renewable Energy World:
FERC Removes Obstacles that Limit Distributed Renewable Energy in Colorado
4 PV-Magazine:
Market volatility hits clean energy investment
5 Reuters:
Thailand ignites solar power investment in Southeast Asia
6 Forbes:
Why California Is A Natural Gas State
7 The Guardian:
Abbott government extends renewable energy investment ban to solar power
8 Keene Sentinel:
NH's solar boom faces uncertainty
Opinions:
9 Salt Lake Tribune:
Op-ed - PSC should weigh solar’s moral and health benefits despite Rocky Mountain’s plea
Have a great day!
Yann
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Greentech Media:
Solar Bill Passed in Maine Sets the Stage for an Innovative Alternative to Net Metering
2 New York Times:
Obama Plan Would Give Poor Easier Access to Solar Energy
3 Think Progress:
Bernie Sanders’ Plan To Make Solar Power More Accessible
4 Greentech Media:
The Battle for Third Place in the US Residential Solar Installer Race
5 Clean Technica:
Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Be Taking Root In The Southeast?
6 Huffington Post:
Ranking the Top 40 U.S. Metro Areas By Solar Systems Per Capita
7 PV-Tech:
California electricity rate changes suggest ‘net benefit’ for rooftop solar
8 Bloomberg:
U.S. Revises Tariffs and Duties on Chinese Solar Imports
9 Huffington Post:
4 Things to Know Before You Take the Solar Energy Plunge
10 SEIA:
Tell your Senator to support the solar ITC!
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 July 10th, 2015
Your push yesterday to the Senate Finance Committee was incredibly helpful. Don’t stop now! I mentioned to you that there may be an interesting story coming out and probably will on Monday that shows that the solar tariffs, which got some relief today, are a political play for natural gas. This same political ploy is at work again, this time trying to lobby against the ITC. Major utilities are pushing for ITC, other sources don’t want the debate of tax credits and here we are trying to pass something that makes all the sense in the world. Keep pushing and make the call/email to your senator. Here is the link again
News
1 Bloomberg:
U.S. Revises Tariffs and Duties on Chinese Solar Imports
2 PV-Tech:
Buffett project’s record low cost part of pricing ‘trend’, says First Solar
3 Solar Industry:
Master Limited Partnerships Could Attract New Capital To Solar - Someday
4 PV-Magazine:
Update - Reports of a halt in production at Yingli
5 Think Progress:
How Solar Power Is Learning To Share - The Rapid Growth Of Community Solar Gardens
6 Grist:
Fossil fuel companies have been lying about climate change for more than 30 years
7 Utility Dive:
Boulder files with regulators to acquire Xcel assets in bid to form municipal utility
8 Reno Gazette-Journal:
NV solar cap to be reached earlier than expected
Opinions:
9 Huffington Post:
President Obama Plans Empowering People With Solar -- Renewables Goal Still a Climate Fail
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 9th, 2015
In politics there are windows of opportunity. Solar has a window right now
to push members of congress especially members of the Senate Finance
committee to include solar in the tax extenders bill. So you need to act.
Click here and send a note to your representatives. Do you know your
Senator? Have you given them contributions? Let me know. There are talking
points of course and one story is coming out that isn't quite baked yet
but a certain member of solar may be trying to undermine the sector. So
it's that much more important for you to act now. Click here, tweet,
Facebook and ask your coworkers/employees to do so as well.
News
1 SEIA:
Tell your Senator to support the solar ITC!
2 Miami Herald:
Proposed solar energy amendment has cities feuding
3 Huffington Post:
Ranking the Top 40 U.S. Metro Areas By Solar Systems Per Capita
4 Greentech Media:
The Battle for Third Place in the US Residential Solar Installer Race
5 Energy Collective:
Do Residential Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver?
6 Clean Technica:
What The Smart Building Industry Can Learn From Wearable Fitness Tracker Trend
7 Business Journal:
Colorado power cooperative looks again at rates after jump in solar customers
8 Wall Street Journal:
Oman to Build Giant Solar Plant to Extract Oil
Opinions:
9 Renewable Energy World:
Is the Spanish Government Putting the Brakes on Solar PV?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for July 8th, 2015
The White House continues to push forward. In a timely move, meaning that the Government is jumping on community solar at a pace unknown to be usual for government, the administration pushes for more solar access to renters, low income and credit challenged Americans. Innovation in financing is an important topic, which I will be discussing on two panels next week in San Francisco during Intersolar. On Monday at the Sunspec panel on the innovations in C&I and on Tuesday at the PVMC moonshot event about how we can solve some of the issues around distributed solar. Great people coming together to teach me a few things, always a good time.
News
1 New York Times:
Obama Plan Would Give Poor Easier Access to Solar Energy
2 Think Progress:
Bernie Sanders’ Plan To Make Solar Power More Accessible
3 Greentech Media:
Solar Bill Passed in Maine Sets the Stage for an Innovative Alternative to Net Metering
4 PV-Tech:
Seismic shift - No new solar PV manufacturing expansion plans announced for China in 1H 2015
5 Solar Industry Magazine:
New York Looks To Well-Tuned Incentives To Sustain Solar Growth
6 Huffington Post:
4 Things to Know Before You Take the Solar Energy Plunge
7 Energy Collective:
California Grid Expected to Maintain Reliability despite Drought
8 Charlotte Observer:
Challenge of NC law aims to open solar markets
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
For Investors, India's Solar Push Could Signal A Gold Rush
Have a great day!
Yann
