Corporate solar is a big deal. Companies have been selling to the big box stores for years but now there are some metrics. A report came out that analyzed 96,000 stores and found 4 billion square feet of usable space that could save those companies over $8 billion dollars per year. Put that together with how many corporates are becoming buyers of solar energy and the cross learning that is occurring between corporations. The Department of Energy has a great program that swapped energy managers at Whole Foods and Hilton, see story #3.
- Huffington Post: Target, Do Solar Like You Do the Grammys
- Rocky Mountain Institute: First-Time Buyers Are Dominating Corporate Renewable Purchasing
- Bloomberg: Can a Reality TV Show Help Cut America’s Power Bill?
- Greenbiz: Why community solar is becoming big business
- PV-Magazine: 17 U.S. governors sign clean energy accord
- Fortune: Elon Musk Buys Up SolarCity Shares, Stock Jumps
- Reuters: Unclear if U.S., India can reach solar settlement: U.S. official
- Business Journals: Hawaiian Electric cancels SunEdison’s 3 Hawaii solar farms
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Yann