Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
Vote Solar Equinox VIP Guests:
Vote Solar Equinox VIP Guests: Governor Jerry Brown Mayor Ed Lee Former CPUC Commissioner Mark Ferron An group of solar friends from across the Country Get your ticket now! These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 Solar Server: Obama Administration proposes big changes to solar tax credits #2 SolarWakeup: Why Does The Solar Industry Keep Hitting Itself? #3 GTM: This Is What the Utility Death Spiral Looks Like #4 GTM: Residential PV: Sungevity Moves to CPF, Vivint Fund , Mosaic Loan #5 Fox News: SolarCity’s skyrocketing stock dependent on government #6 Forbes: Who Is Funding Energy Storage And Why #7 Time: A Bright Year … Read More →
This is your SolarWakeup for March 7th, 2014
Batteries, net metering, securitization, natural gas, ITC and so much more happens every day in solar. Just look at today's news rundown and a plethora of issues happen at any given moment in solar. As a member of the Vote Solar Equinox host committee it is my honor to invite you to attend the event, as a member of the solar industry it is my pleasure to tell you that my flight is booked and ticket purchased to be in San Francisco in two weeks. Do your part and come on out!
News
1 Rocky Mountain:
The Economics of Grid Defection
2 Nat Geo:
Solar Surges Ahead in New Report, But Tax Credit Battle Looms
3 Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank Sells First Homeowner EE Securities
4 GTM:
Sungevity Moves to CPF, Vivint Wins $280M, Mosaic Launches Loan
5 RE World:
Storage May Vie with US Oil as Energy Game Changer, Says Moniz
6 CleanTechnica:
New Player Emerges In Battle Of Solar Vs Utilities
7 Motley Fool:
When Will Solar Be More Affordable Than Traditional Utilities?
8 GTM:
Distributed Solar Is Forcing Change at the Grid Edge
Opinions:
9 SEIA:
U.S. Solar Industry Has Record-Shattering Year in 2013
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 6th, 2014
Solar had a great year, last 18 months exceeded last previous 30 years. Almost 20% more solar jobs with over 140,000 solar workers. All of this still amounts to an industry that is politically struggling. State level policies are going strong, our industry's grassroots has been phenomenal but one look at the Obama budget showed a lack of respect for our national presence. SEIA stepped up and rebuked the proposal, as an ITC extension should be the requirement as long as oil and gas maintain their tax credits and subsidies.
News
1 SolarServer:
Obama Administration proposes big changes to solar tax credits
2 Gigaom:
Almost a third of new U.S. electricity came from solar last year
3 Time:
A Bright Year for Solar—But There Are Clouds on the Horizon
4 GTM:
US Solar Market Grew 41%, Had Record Year in 2013
5 Bloomberg:
China Promoting Recovery in Solar Industry, Local Official Says
6 Solar Industry:
Solar Venture Capital Is Down But Still On The Make
7 Biz Journals:
AZ solar fight could impact Tesla site selection for $5B factory
8 Solar Power World:
Clean Jobs Index Shows A 19% Increase In 2013
Opinions:
9 RE World:
Distributed Generation an Opportunity, Not a Threat to Utilities
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 5th, 2014
Tipping points are reached through innovation and customer adoption. The convergence of the key tipping point for solar is when financing is available to a customer class. We saw it first in utility and large commercial scale solar. Then residential took off and is creating new financial products. The next leap comes in small and medium commercial solar and storage.
News
1 GTM:
This Is What the Utility Death Spiral Looks Like
2 Forbes:
Who Is Funding Energy Storage And Why
3 RE World:
The Rise of Distributed Generation Threatens Utilities
4 Solar Industry:
PV Capacity In The Americas To Rise Tenfold By 2030
5 PV-Tech:
Indian minister accuses US of being overprotective in solar trade
6 NRDC:
Major Outpouring of Support for Solar in New York
7 Chiftain:
Colorado’s largest solar power facility coming to Pueblo
8 CleanTechnica:
The Ukraine-Russia Conflict And US Natural Gas Exports
Opinions:
9 Rob Day:
Can ‘Impact Investors’ Save the Day for Cleantech Entrepreneurs?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 4th, 2014
Ever since getting into the solar industry, friends and strangers all have the same statement when they find out I work in solar; "things must be booming!" While things are always in a state of progress, the last few months have appeared to show a tipping point, something I see is taking root as a sentiment. IPOs, consolidation, yield-cos, acquisitions and start-ups are doing amazing work to advance solar.
News
1 Fox News:
SolarCity's stock dependent on government tax giveaways
2 Bloomberg:
LDK Liquidators Hired as Company Plans to Wind Up Business
3 CleanTechnica:
5 Reasons Solar’s Win Over Gas In MN Is Just The Beginning
4 Smart Planet:
Top 10 Metro Areas Winning the Solar Race
5 RE World:
Securitization Can Lower the Cost of Capital for Solar PV
6 Solar Novus:
Seven Keys to Fire Safety with Photovoltaic Installations
7 LA Times:
Massive desert solar plant opens, already a threatened species
8 RE World:
Virginia Makes Progress Toward More Favorable Solar Market
Opinions:
9 Chris Nelder:
The energy transition tipping point is here
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for March 3rd, 2014
Last week CASE asked SolarWorld to explain if and how much of the company is owned by Qatar, the middle eastern oil and gas exporting Country. SolarWorld has called this legitimate question, "twaddle" and in case you are wondering, the definition of "twaddle" is below. No comment or all of our major shareholders file as required would have been appropriate, twaddle on the other hand shows that this question is worth pursuing. See below for a story on the topic and more to come...soon!
News
1 GTM:
Edison Electric Institute Really Does Not Want You to Go Solar
2 SolarWakeup:
Why Does The Solar Industry Keep Hitting Itself?
3 CleanTechnica:
World’s Largest Solar Power Plants
4 Grist:
Making a Renewable Energy Revolution
5 PV-Tech:
Solar industry rallies round to challenge EU state aid guidelines
6 News Leader:
VA bills target solar energy use
7 TB Times:
Sunshine State lags in solar power
8 Joel Makower:
Energy sector’s newest power player
Opinions:
9 CleanTechnica:
Top 10 Target Strategies For Solar Marketing
Have a great day!
Yann
Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
In 2013, Vote Solar:
In 2013, Vote Solar: Intervened in 28 dockets to improve solar regulations Launched Project Permit, a campaign to reduce soft costs Led net metering fights in 6 States Get your ticket now! These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 Lowell Sun: Darkening prospects for Mass. solar? #2 PV-Tech: SolarCity considering alternative PV module supply #3 Solar Power World: Is Vertical Integration The Only Way to Scale Residential? #4 NY Times: Solar Industry Jump-Starts a Revival in California #5 RE World: North Carolina’s Duke Energy Plans Attack on Solar #6 HuffPost: Two New Trends Redefine Residential Solar’s Potential #7 GTM: Solar Paired With Storage … Read More →
This is your SolarWakeup for February 28th, 2014
If you were looking for more reasons to attend Vote Solar Equinox, our friend @solarfred typed them up for you
News
1 GTM:
Would a Trade War With China Cut the Industry Off at the Knees?
2 PV-Magazine:
SolarWorld asked to explain recent Qatari backing
3 CleanTechnica:
Is Utility 2.0 A Forecast Or A Post-Mortem?
4 Gigaom:
As the Valley dials back on cleantech, VCs are MIA at energy summit
5 SolarIndustry:
IREC Backs Adoption Of Expedited Grid Interconnection
6 WSJ:
Solar Renewal Casts Shadow Over Utilities
7 Energy Collective:
Utility Scale Solar
8 Fox:
China's rooftop solar goal looks too ambitious
Opinions:
9 Solar Power World:
Now Here’s How To Spend Your Solar Marketing Dollars
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 27th, 2014
News
1 CleanTechnica:
New Report Highlights Growth In Solar Jobs For Veterans
2 Solar Industry:
ITC And THC In The Air At Solar Power Colorado
3 Solar Power World:
Danfoss Plans To Sell Solar Inverter Business To SMA
4 GTM:
Solar Paired With Storage Is a ‘Real, Near and Present’ Threat
5 RE World:
Solar Financing Models
6 Nanowerk:
NREL examines solar policy pathways for states
7 HuffPost:
Two New Trends Redefine Residential Solar's Potential
8 Roll Call:
Federal Lending Fuels Growth in Solar Power
Opinions:
9 Grist:
Are Electric Utilities Already Dead?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 26th, 2014
News
1 NY Times:
Solar Industry Jump-Starts a Revival in California
2 RE World:
North Carolina’s Duke Energy Plans Attack on Solar
3 PV-Tech:
SolarCity considering alternative PV module supply
4 GTM:
Growth of the Solar Depends on Module Reliability and Performance
5 Breaking Energy:
Christie Proposes New Energy Bank to Prevent Blackouts
6 CleanTechnica:
New Website Highlights Popularity of Rooftop Solar
7 Charlotte Observer:
Freeze solar net-metering terms, advocates ask
8 RT USA:
Florida woman forced to use utilities instead of staying off-grid
Opinions:
9 Stanford Institute:
Running On Clean Energy
Have a great day!
Yann
