Couple of news items that are important for your day today. We have now seen the first campaign debate on energy in the Presidential campaign, albeit between campaign advisors. Trevor Houser (Clinton energy advisor) and Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND, Trump campaign) met at the University of Richmond. In the hourlong debate which you can watch in its entirety, we confirmed what we already knew. A Trump victory means climate change would be considered non-existent and the Paris Deal gets squashed. Not a good day for the planet. On more positive news, Tesla beat investor expectations by a mile. The company had to show a good result before returning to dramatic levels of investments for the SolarCity acquisition and Model 3 expansion. A new pitch deck from Tesla is out, explaining the benefits of the acquisition to its shareholders, see it here.
- Vox: The Trump and Clinton campaigns finally had a substantive climate debate
- PV-Magazine: Trump lies (again) about renewables
- GreenBiz: 4 ways to motivate people to warm to community solar
- PV-Tech: Spain’s ‘Sun Tax’ could be scrapped as new government takes charge
- Forbes: Tesla Zooms Into The Black With $21.9 Million Quarterly Profit As Vehicle Sales Jump
- SF Gate: Sunrun to offer solar panels plus batteries with LG Chem
- Huffington Post: Elon Musk Is Betting Big On Solar Roofing
- Reuters: Clouds gather in rooftop solar’s biggest U.S. market
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Have a great day!
Yann