This is your SolarWakeup for February 21st, 2017

Solar on every roof, 80% RPS. Two bills that push the goal post in a direction we are not used to right now. Normally we are playing defense on kill NEM bills or attacks on solar markets across the Country. In this episode of EnergyWakeup we interviewed Senator Wiener of CA and Assemblyman Brooks of NV. Wiener is the sponsor of the solar on every new roof in CA bill and Brooks is the sponsor of the RPS bill in NV that brings it to 80%. Moving goal posts!

Oh Pruitt. He is a bad dude indeed. I don’t know why some people wake up and don’t have an ounce of decency but Pruitt is one of them. Rulemaking to stop CPP will start as expected. Let’s look at the flipside. Pruitt is a poster child for the environmental lobby, he has a history of hating the environment and using him politically should be straightforward. If you think the next three guys in line would have been any better, then guess again. Unless you want Myron Ebell?

Is nuclear going the way of coal? Over time my enthusiasm for nuclear has decreased and in the past few years have become convinced that we just don’t need new plants anymore. Water issues, safety issues, and capital logistics. With battery pricing and a shift to distributed generation do we really need new nuclear? I’m not as sure that no new plants will be built as I am that no new coal plants will be built but I think we are really close to this. Solar + storage wins out in my opinion.

Opinion

Have a great day!

Yann