Pants on fire. A firefighter’s union that had been supporting the Amendment 1 question in Florida withdrew its support on Friday. In the press release, the group asked the utilities to remove all TV ads from the web and cable. Some ads were reportedly still airing over the weekend but the withdrawal may be too late after two weeks of non-stop coverage.
Trumping clean energy. In a speech a week ago, Trump made the promise to eliminate all spending related to climate change. Bloomberg went out and asked what this $100 billion savings entails and with the response it is apparent that clean energy deployment including solar.
Ready for Tesla take off? Tesla received an important stamp of approval from Institutional Shareholder Services which gave three reasons. 1. It allows Tesla to become more diversified, 2. Save the combined companies $150million, 3. Tesla is getting a good deal. In other news, Elon Musk personally guaranteed SolarCity debt in the combined company on Twitter.
The electric new deal? 25,000 miles in 35 States covering 55 corridors. The Department of Energy announced that it is seeking to create these alternative fuel corridors by working with 28 utilities. The goal is to have a charging station every 50 miles across America’s highways.
YOU MUST VOTE. For SolarWakeup and what we represent in the solar industry the choice is clear. A Clinton administration has strong backing to retrain workers for, understand economic benefits of and increase the amount of solar energy across the Country. The Senate is also important so for Pennsylvania voters, vote for Katie McGinty to come to the US Senate with knowledge of the power industry and how more solar can be valuable for everyone. In Florida, you must vote NO on Amendment 1, an anti-solar bill backed by monopolies that want nothing to do with solar.
- New York Times: Tesla’s Bid for SolarCity Gets Support From Shareholder Adviser
- Vox: It’s going to get a lot easier to road trip in an electric vehicle
- PV-Magazine: NRG Yield cautiously acquires more solar
- Recharge News: Daimler to expand into US energy storage market
- SolarWakeup: Florida Firefighters Withdraw Support for Anti-Solar Ballot Question
- Think Progress: Trump just proposed ending all federal clean energy development
- EDF: What Do Customers Want from Solar and Electric Vehicles? Surprising New Survey Results
- PV-Tech: First Solar in major re-evaluation of production and module technology strategies
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Yann