It’s Tuesday and we are just 8 days away from election day in the US!
Scary Face of Energy. The winner on Halloween for continued marketing chops is the Department of Energy. Their Twitter account went with an adaptation of the Netflix original, Stranger Things.
Can Money Buy Utility Happiness? If so, what does it cost? In Florida we learned that in October the happiness cost over $3.5 million for the investor owned utilities. PACs added another million for the month bringing the overall total spent to kill net metering to $26 million.
Are We Halfway There Yet? New York announced the landmark 50% clean energy standard a few months ago. For the solar industry, New York continues to be the next place to go and early developers have gone to set the groundwork. This week, the leaders in the energy space in New York are getting together in Albany to discuss the CES.
Salmon Eats Salmon. Washington has an interesting ballot fight going on as well. A unprecedented carbon tax is on the ballot and the opposition is not the usual anti clean energy front group. This time it comes in the form of ‘we aren’t doing it well enough, fast enough’ environmental groups.
Walls of Protectionism Suck. All the protectionism, trade duties and anti-dumping tariffs aren’t helping SolarWorld. The company missed its earnings and projections again on lower revenues and losing $30 million in 2016.
- Progress Illinois: Benefits Of Rooftop Solar Power Largely Exceed Net Metering Costs, Analysis Finds
- PV-Magazine: NextEra Energy Resources expects continued growth in renewable energy portfolio
- Grist: The most dramatic climate fight of the election is in Washington state
- Energy Collective: How Does Energy Storage Help Customers and the Grid? Let Us Count the Ways
- Miami Herald: Down in the polls, utilities pump another $3.5 million into Amendment 1 campaign
- Bloomberg: Panasonic Falls After Cutting Profit Target on Yen, Solar Panels
- PV-Tech: Market woes hit SolarWorld’s Q3 financial results
- GreenBiz: The push for 100 percent renewables – Tallying corporate progress
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Have a great day!
Yann