David Roberts from Vox has the right headline today. Solar (especially rooftop) is booming due to cost declines, more innovative financing structures and fair regulatory policies. With the ITC and net metering being attacked daily (see today’s “ratepayer advocate” from Arizona) you can see how quickly this could go sideways for solar. Just think about how much money is spent by solar companies on public policy and regulatory research. This money isn’t spent for the good of solar. It is spent for the good of the companies that lobby for the policies that drive their business model.
- Vox: Rooftop solar is booming. But it may be more vulnerable than you think.
- Fortune: Why Hillary Clinton could be the solar industry’s new best friend
- PV-Tech: California utility SCE to procure 105MW of PV through auction and new ‘Green Rate’ programme
- KFOR: OG&E to offer customers solar energy
- Renewable Energy World: Major US Corporations Pledge To Increase Renewable Energy Usage
- PV-Magazine: Smart meters can jeopardize grid reliability
- Utility Dive: What’s next for the NextEra-Hawaiian Electric deal?
- Arizona Central: Protect ratepayers by addressing solar cost shift now
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Have a great day!
Yann