While there are deadlines around solar regulations, the business impact is much sooner. One such example is the SDG&E expectation to hit the net metering cap early next year, which means that ahead of the ITC cliff, sales could crater making it very risky for people looking to go solar with regard to the ITC. The same holds for the farmers in central valley, California who have to wait 9-10 months to get interconnection approvals from PG&E. Utilities are very aware and may be hoping to create enough uncertainty to kill solar companies by making their sales halt a full year before the tax credit reduces. Shame on them for nefarious corporate behavior.
- San Francisco Chronicle: Gov. Brown should take a stand on California’s solar investment
- PV-Magazine: San Diego utility expects to hit net metering caps in mid-2016
- Scientific American: Republican Frontrunners Avoid Climate Change
- Bloomberg: First Solar Warns of $40 Million Tax Matter as Profit Soars
- Greentech Media: Billionaire Tom Steyer Calls on Candidates to Push for a 50% Renewables Policy
- Seeking Alpha: Implications Of A Growing Distributed Solar Opposition
- Fox News: Taxpayer-backed solar plant actually a carbon polluter
- Forbes: Strong Demand Strains Solar Supply Chain, Potential Wafer Shortage In 2016
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Yann