A cabinet pick to get behind? The New York Times put together the inside favorites on President Trump’s cabinet picks. In the transition team you have a climate denier in Myron Ebell for the E.P.A. and Mike McKenna for Energy. For Secretary of the DOE you have a familiar name in James Connaughton, the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality for President Bush from 01-09. Connaughton has also spoken favorably about some form of Cap and Trade. He is definitely not Governor Jennifer Granholm but he has policies that we can work with.
Speculation is the new sport. What will happen under the next administration? What will the government focus on with one party in power in each chamber? Plenty of material to work with but keeping investors comfortable is starting to happen, just look at the comments from Array Technologies.
Jobs, veterans, and jobs for veterans. In 2020 there will be more veterans in the solar industry than in the entire coal sector, it doesn’t matter what the agencies and President do to change that. As we paused for Veteran’s Day on Friday, let’s recall the great work solar is doing to bring great paying jobs for great Americans. Saving the planet is just another employee benefit.
Both sides of the table. Half of a gigawatt was commissioned by NextEra last week sitting on 6 square miles of public lands. As the project was being built, NextEra was also fighting distributed solar in Florida. The point is that motivation is money. Follow the money, always.
Your solar duty! I am reiterating my request for your company to fill out the survey. We can only win political battles if we have the jobs to prove it. Make sure your CEO and HR managers get this done, Today. CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY
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Yann