This is your SolarWakeup for June 12th, 2014
I think it is time for the SFTA, solar free trade agreement. The global back and forth on trade issues is getting out of hand. Companies win some, lose some, meanwhile all markets lose. 4 weeks ago, 850 people went to the Sunshot summit and we talked about soft costs. I guess a CVD and the most probable imminent dumping tariff is a ridiculous example of costs that hurt our solar market. Any party trying to help the situation needs to realize that maybe they're not cut out for it and let someone else in the game.
News
1 Breaking Energy:
US Steps Toward More China Tariffs – For Wrong Reason?
2 Forbes:
First Solar Could Benefit If India Imposes Duties On Cell Imports
3 RE World:
Google Aims To "Fundamentally Change the World of Power"
4 CleanTechnica:
Climate Change Denial Is Big-Ticket & Futile, Says Obama
5 RMI:
Why Barclays Downgrade of U.S. Electricity Means a Consumer Upgrade
6 PV-Tech:
TASC, local utilities, participate in MA solar policy briefing
7 GTM:
Germany’s Renewable Energy Law Is About to Look More American
8 Think Progress:
Extra Fees On Solar Customers Sparks Outrage In Utah
Opinions:
9 Energy Collective:
Smart Investors, Not VCs, Are Funding Cleantech Startups
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 11th, 2014
Nothing about solar is simple anymore. The complications about our industry are in the many levels of details that we have to operate in. Net metering and Interconnection can easily be manipulated by creating restrictions to reduce access to the policies. In Florida, for example, sale of electricity is reserved for utilities. The sale of electricity to one person is the sale of electricity to a market therefore requiring the seller to be a regulated utility. This cuts both ways as ideas like ratebasing solar assets by utilities couldn't work in a PPA scenario. Sign the pledge and take a stand for open solar for all.
News
1 Spark:
Rock the Rooftop
2 GTM:
5 Things You Should Know About China’s Cleantech Investors
3 RenewEconomy:
Rooftop solar now 2% of Australia’s total generation
4 PV-Tech:
Mexico and Malaysia likely locations for PV production
5 Bloomberg:
Buffett Ready to Double $15 Billion Solar, Wind Bet
6 Vote Solar:
San Antonio Utility’s 2nd Power Grab
7 MW Energy:
Will report shine light on Michigan’s solar future?
8 Gigaom:
Why Steve Jobs would hate the solar market
Opinions:
9 RGB:
Desperation, Is Thy Name Xcel Energy?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 10th, 2014
SolarWakeup readers are the best, your devotion to solar advocacy is incredible and your reception to the Solar Pledge has been much greater than expected. That said, we have work to do. Today's news lead with PG&E looking to change the solar rules in California. Help get the word out about the Solar Pledge, it only works if we get together as a group and show legislators that solar support is greater than any check a big corporation can write. Post a #solarpledge image on your Linkedin, facebook or twitter account and spread the word (image 1, image 2, image 3)
News
1 GTM:
PG&E and Politicians Looking to Gut Utility Competition Law
2 Motley Fool:
Could the Cost of Solar Panels Go Up Following New Tariffs?
3 Bloomberg:
India Dumping Duties Risk Choking Modi’s Solar Revolution
4 Grist:
Four reasons to love Obama’s power rules, and three reasons not to
5 Solar Server:
Spain approves retroactive policy to replace feed-in tariff
6 RE World:
Program Solves the Stranded Solar Meter Problem for CA Farms
7 WBUR:
Solar Gives Hawaii Utilities A Run For Their Money
8 SF Gate:
Tariffs could dim solar energy's rapid growth
Opinions:
9 PV-Tech:
Trade duties will hurt Americans more than us, says JinkoSolar
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 9th, 2014
Today is an important day for SolarWakeup and the solar industry. 2014 has already shown what is coming up for solar, attacks from many angles. Our industry has grown and we now have to play in the big leagues. Today we launch the Solar Pledge, a grassroots effort to support and advocate for distributed solar policies, namely net metering and the ITC. We already have some great support lined up but we need you, your company and colleagues. If you are in a group or association, we welcome the opportunity for their support as well.
News
1 SolarWakeup:
Stand For Distributed Solar, Take The Solar Pledge
2 USA Today:
Why Buffett, Apple, Google love solar power
3 Bloomberg:
Sungevity CEO Shocks Reporter With Solar Grid Parity (Video)
4 Al Jazeera:
Qatar sheds light on its solar-power future
5 Think Progress:
How Obama’s Climate Rule Could Change The Job Market
6 RE World:
Financing Europe’s Climate Goals
7 Breaking Energy:
Digging in to Walmart’s Green Power Numbers
8 CleanTechnica:
NY's Community Solar Will Make Solar More Accessible
Opinions:
9 AZ Central:
Solar law shouldn't change with a wave of the wand
Have a great day!
Yann
Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
This Week's SolarWakeup Original Stories
News
Opinions:
1 Ohio Is Too Stupid For Solar:
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 6th, 2014
News
1 SJ Mercury:
Energy storage
2 PV-Tech:
US solar trade decision undermines Obama’s climate efforts
3 RE World:
Energy Debate Centers Around “Consumers” not “Rate-payers”
4 Forbes:
Could Solar Panels Replace Concrete Or Asphalt Roads?
5 Grist:
This is how little it costs for states to go renewable
6 KGUN:
AG warns about residential solar panel systems
8 Senator Coats:
What Obama could learn from Germany's failed experiment
Opinions:
9 Stion:
SEIA? Are you really pro-solar?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 5th, 2014
News
1 This Week:
The U.S. just made a huge mistake in its solar fight with China
2 Forbes:
US Should Be Dissatisfied With The Anti-China Solar Tariffs
3 Bloomberg:
Obama Isn't Killing Power Plants. The Sun Is.
4 GTM:
Why Solar-as-a-Service Is Not Going Away Anytime Soon
5 Bloomberg:
China Dissatisfied With U.S. Solar Anti-Subsidy Tariffs
6 GTM:
Are the Legacy Costs of Germany’s Solar Feed-In Tariff Fixable?
7 CNBC:
Is solar really ready for prime time?
8 Forbes:
E.ON Plans To Win Over The Dutch With Service From Sungevity
Opinions:
9 Motley Fool:
Our Solar Trade War With China Just Took Another Turn
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 4th, 2014
News
1 Business Insider:
Sunniest State Is The Battleground For Biggest Solar Fight
2 RenewEconomy:
New US solar installation every 2.4 minutes
3 RE World:
Abengoa $600M Spinoff Shows Momentum for Energy Yieldcos
4 GTM:
Almost Bought Hawaii’s Utility for $6B and Made It a Renewables Paradise
5 NY Times:
In Debate Over Coal, Lessons From ’90s Tobacco Fight
6 PV-Tech:
US$53 trillion energy investment needed to head off climate change
7 Business Insider:
How Solar Will Destroy The Power Companies, In 5 Steps
8 Gizmodo:
This video explains why solar roadways won't work anytime soon
Opinions:
9 RE World:
Giant Exelon Launches Front Group to Undermine Renewables
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for June 3rd, 2014
News
1 SolarWakeup:
Solar In Ohio, Killed For Politics?
2 PV-Tech:
Boost for US solar as Obama pledges to cut emissions
3 NY Times:
New Carbon Rules Unlikely to Start Energy Revolution
4 The Star:
Solar market to nearly triple by 2018 as Asia leads Europe
5 Energy Collective:
The MLP Parity Act is a No-Brainer for Renewable Energy
6 RTCC:
Why are solar panel prices starting to rise?
7 MW Energy:
Will Michigan’s ‘solar working group’ bear any fruit?
8 China Post:
Carbon footprint from Chinese solar panels twice the size
Opinions:
9 Rocky Mountain Institute:
Time To Drop LCOE?
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 Forbes: How Much Do Solar Panels Really Cost? #2 RenewEconomy: Why the Murdoch media hates renewable energy so much #3 GTM: 4 Reasons Why Small Solar Installers Will Rise Again #4 BI: Barclays Explains How Solar Will Destroy America’s Electric Utilities #5 EDF: Why You Only Get 25% of the Electricity You Pay For #6 CleanTechnica: Showdown Looms As Barclays Downgrades Electric Utilities #7 GTM: Wall Street Warnings About Distributed Energy’s Threat to Utilities #8 SolarNovus: The Secret to Solar Success: Contractor selection #9 CleanTechnica: What Will The Solar Industry Be Like After 2016? #10 Gigaom: We don’t need solar roadways, we need … Read More →
