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This is your SolarWakeup for June 24th, 2014

News

1 AZ Central:

Political advocacy group jumps into debate on taxing leased solar

2 Solar Server:

Share of third-party solar in residential U.S. market to peak

3 Nat'l Journal:

Julian Castro is Obama's Newest Climate Denizen

4 Solar Power World:

Solar O&M Tools for the Solar Investor

5 Daily Breeze:

CA law would fast-track residential solar panel installations

6 PV-Tech:

California property tax exemptions for PV systems extended to 2025

7 Energy Collective:

Equity at Stake in Solar Energy Ownership Debate

8 RE World:

Storm Clouds Gathering Over the US Solar Industry

Opinions:

9 NY Times:

The Big Green Test; Conservatives and Climate Change

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for June 23rd, 2014

News

1 CleanTechnica:

Will You Take The Solar Pledge?

2 GTM:

Best Path to a Low-Carbon Future Includes Plenty of Wind and Solar

3 Motley Fool:

How Obama's Climate Policy Could Create $1.3 Trillion in GDP

4 RE World:

Awakening the Potential of Clean Energy Bonds

5 Think Progress:

Utility Deal For 20 Years Of Solar Because It’s The Cheapest

6 Desert Sun:

Demand for solar water-heating rising

7 Grist:

Celebrate solar power at a solstice event this weekend

8 Solar Novus:

Seismic Guidelines for PV Installations

Opinions:

9 Hank Paulson:

Lessons for Climate Change in the 2008 Recession

Have a great day!
Yann

Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!

These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 GTM: Here’s Why SolarCity Plans to Build a 1GW Solar Factory #2 Forbes: Understanding Solar Yieldcos #3 Al Gore: The Turning Point: New Hope for the Climate #4 USA Today: U.S. solar projects get lift from online tool #5 Solar Power World: What Will Be Best Way In 2015 To Fund Solar Projects? #6 Think Progress: Texas Utility Says It Will Be Coal-Free By 2016 #7 NY Times: Buying Into Solar Power, No Roof Access Needed #8 GTM: Will Batteries and PV Create an Unstoppable Hybrid Force? #9 Business Week: AES Selling Solar-Power Venture Stake to SunEdison #10 Grist: Kochs are cooking up a new … Read More →

This is your SolarWakeup for June 20th, 2014

GTM has put a price tag on the newest set of tariffs levied on Chinese modules. While the tariffs are unfortunate and blatantly dumb there is no greater threat to solar than the fights happening in State regulatory commissions across the Country. It used to be the big fights about net metering at the legislature. Incumbent monopolies have no desire allow property owners to exercise their rights to generate their own solar energy. And they will go to extraordinary lengths to keep our economy in the last century.

News

1 RE World:

Plug-and-Play Solar Systems

2 Bloomberg:

Solar Tariffs to Boost Prices for Chinese Panels by 14%

3 Solar Industry:

MA Group Unhappy With Proposed Incentive Changes

4 NY Times:

Buying Into Solar Power, No Roof Access Needed

5 Nation Swell:

How Burning Man Spawned a Solar ‘Gold Rush’

6 PV-Tech:

Italy’s proposed retroactive FiT cuts ‘illegitimate’

7 CleanTechnica:

Socio-economic Benefits of Solar and Wind Energy

8 Solar-USA:

Interview With Georgia PSC Commissioner Bubba McDonald

Opinions:

9 GTM:

Why Jim Rubens Stands Out From All Republicans Running for Senate

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for June 19th, 2014

The politics of climate change continues to evolve. Former Vice-President Gore writes a compelling piece in Rolling Stone about where we stand today. As the President continues to rely on EPA rules to stem the tide of climate change, power plants and therefore solar is impacted. If you are particularly fond of climate change debate, look up yesterday's speech from Senator Bernie Sanders on the issue.

News

1 Al Gore:

The Turning Point

2 Solar Industry:

U.S. Codes And Standards Reflect Solar's Rising Importance

3 Business Week:

AES Selling Solar-Power Venture Stake to SunEdison

4 Biz Journals:

Strong N.C. solar industry lags in private installations

5 LA Times:

L.A. councilman wants to put ground-based solar on pause

6 Biz Journals:

Xcel to reopen its solar incentive program in Colorado

7 PV-Tech:

PV equipment bookings in recovery mode

8 SJ News:

SolarCity follows Tesla's 'Gigafactory' path, builds panel factory

Opinions:

9 RE World:

Tip of the Iceberg

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for June 18th, 2014

The big news of the day (besides the Pledge reaching all 50 States and over 1,200 signatures) is that SolarCity is building a solar panel factory. Buying Silevo for up to $350million, SolarCity also announced a 1GW panel factory near Buffalo. The NY connection probably means a good incentive by NYSERDA and StartupNY. In broader terms, it means that SCTY sees an annual operational run rate in excess of 1GW post 2016. Takes a minute to digest but that is a LOT of solar...

News

1 GTM:

Here’s Why SolarCity Plans to Build a 1GW Solar Factory

2 Forbes:

Understanding Solar Yieldcos

3 NY Times:

SolarCity Is Acquiring a Start-Up, Silevo, to Build Panels

4 USA Today:

U.S. solar projects get lift from online tool

5 RE World:

Utility Profits Linked to Gender Diversity

6 Think Progress:

Texas Utility Doubles Solar, Says It Will Be Coal-Free

7 Wash Post:

HUD nominee seeks end to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

8 Rob Day:

The State of Cleantech Entrepreneurship in 2014

Opinions:

9 Energy Collective:

Is the City of Angels Becoming the City of Solar Energy?

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for June 17th, 2014

News

1 CleanTechnica:

How One Town Keeps Fighting for Control of Their Energy

2 GTM:

Will Batteries and PV Create an Unstoppable Hybrid Force?

3 Grist:

Kochs are cooking up a new dirty-energy political scheme

4 RE World:

Los Angeles Ready to Add 300 MW of New Solar Capacity

5 Cap Times:

MGE eyes price hike on smaller customers

6 Energy Collective:

Report Shows That Policies, Solar Can Boost Economy

7 Biz Journals:

Solar Industry, utilities reach accord on revamp of MA's solar

8 Solar Novus:

A Solar Wafer for the Next Generation

Opinions:

9 Daily Finance:

How Will Residential Solar Play Out in the U.S.?

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for June 16th, 2014

In less than a week, #SolarPledge has reached 1,000 signatures. This is incredibly important because as efforts like #PutSolarOnIt point out, everyone (mostly) wants solar. If we lose net metering policies or efforts to monopolize net metering are succesful, then everyone loses the ability to get solar. If we lost the ITC as unfortunately some in solar would like, then less markets will be available to solar. Your business depends on net metering and ITC, so sign the Solar Pledge!

News

1 RE World:

EU Trade Dispute Brewing Again, New Storage Venture Forms

2 Detroit Business:

MPSC report continues solar push for utilities

3 Grist:

Who would win the World Cup of climate change?

4 Solar Power World:

What Will Be The Best Way In 2015 To Fund Solar?

5 Mint Press:

Solar And Wind Will Be Cheaper Than Nukes By End of Decade

6 NY Times:

How Obama’s Climate Goals Will Play in Silicon Valley

7 GTM:

Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk Is Overblown

8 Forbes:

Poor Shouldn't Have To Bear The Cost Of Solar Power

Opinions:

9 Hawaii Reporter:

Tax Subsidies For Them, Big Bills For Hawaii

Have a great day!
Yann

Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!

These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 SolarWakeup: Support Solar, Take The #SolarPledge #2 Bloomberg: Sungevity CEO Shocks Reporter With Solar Grid Parity (Video) #3 USA Today: Why Buffett, Apple, Google love solar power #4 RE World: Google Aims To “Fundamentally Change the World of Power” #5 GTM: PG&E and Politicians Looking to Gut Utility Competition Law #6 Spark: Rock the Rooftop: Wellinghoff’s Plan to Set Solar Straight #7 Bloomberg: Buffett Ready to Double $15 Billion Solar, Wind Bet #8 Bloomberg: Solar Returns Declining as Investor Interest Seen Rising #9 Gigaom: Why Steve Jobs would hate the solar market #10 Motley Fool: Could the Cost of Solar Panels Go Up Following … Read More →

This is your SolarWakeup for June 13th, 2014

A small part of what will probably be a full on story but an important note for every reader. Solar is in the big leagues. We don't have the money to compete so we compete on grassroots and overwhelming public support, hence efforts like The Solar Pledge. That being said, there is some money involved now and those groups have lawyers and experts. At times, coalitions will have to be formed and some will feel left out when compared to the old days of 5 solar installers in each State. You may not be in the room every time but internal fights in distributed solar are good for nobody. Trust me, I have seen a single person kill entire Statewide markets in Florida.

News

1 Bloomberg:

Solar Returns Declining as Investor Interest Seen Rising

2 KSAT:

Solar advocates, business leaders speak out against proposed fees

3 EDF:

Is Residential Solar on the Rise in Texas?

4 City News:

Why solar power isn't just for hippies anymore

5 Forbes:

Chile Moves To Block Mega Dam Project And Support New Solar

6 RE World:

Community Solar Complements Rooftop as Residential Booms

7 GTM:

What I Learned From Developing Solar Projects in Latin America

8 PV-Magazine:

Mosaic introduces solar loans for homes

Opinions:

9 Motley Fool:

The Bottom-Line Concerns for Solar

Have a great day!
Yann

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