Both of the top stories today are directly related. Wholesale DG and other wheeled power is taking big users off the grid managed by utility monopolies. Large scale solar is offering long term stable pricing that is at or below the cost of other power generation. Additionally, going out on their own, large users act on their own behalf and find the best deals for them as opposed to the best interest of the shareholders. In Nevada, 3 casinos are planning on leaving the grid and shed 7% of the total load provided by NV Energy. And the fight is over 235MW of residential solar???
- Utility Dive: Major Las Vegas resorts get price tag for grid defection
- Wall Street Journal: Next Texas Energy Boom – Solar
- PV-Tech: Solar project finance takes 20% of Q2 US clean-tech investment – PwC
- Huffington Post: Green Energy Is Generating Jobs
- CleanTechnica: Trade Partners Brazil & Germany Commit To Strong Climate Partnership
- Solar Power Portal: Trade associations chastise pre-accreditation proposals in DECC letter
- PV-Magazine: France doubles the size of its large-scale PV solicitation to 800 MW
- Athens Banner-Herald: Solar power ramping up fast in Georgia, but growth could slow
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Have a great day!
Yann