This is your SolarWakeup for December 12th, 2016

Introducing EnergyWakeup! The big day is here, the first episode of EnergyWakeup is now available for you to listen to. America is entering a difficult and confusing landscape, especially when it comes to energy policy. Hosted by Bryan Miller and myself, we take you behind the headlines on what is really going on. In the first episode we talk about the Trump transition, the witch hunt at the Department of Energy and what the nominees mean to our industry. At the end of the podcast we talk about the potential of Tillerson being Secretary of State. Please let us know your thoughts.

Quiet from Gore and DiCaprio. Where is the comment from Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio? They met with Trump and his team early in the week but then get Scott Pruitt and Rex Tillerson which goes counter to what they requested. Why have they been so quiet? That is a question that should be answered because maybe something else was discussed at the meeting?

$150mm for Sunrun, Unicorns for the rest of us.  Last week Sunrun closed an investment for $150 million of tax equity. A worthy announcement by itself but this money was different, better in fact. We spoke to Jonathan Silver to find out how he was able to convince a Fortune 500 company to invest a total of $400 million for solar tax equity. A direct investment from a corporate at that level, now that is exciting news for our sector.

At least it’s not communism. If you were an energy staffer tasked with working on the UN Climate Change policies, your name is going on a list. The Trump transition landing team went into the DOE this week and asked for the names of staffers involved. Not clear what they plan on doing with the list but I am sure that an early Christmas gift isn’t in the plans.

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Have a great day!

Yann