Limited commentary this week as I am traveling in Europe.
Aquion goes 11. Hardware is hard. Storage owners are wondering what’s next with their batteries.
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Net metering is fair. No surprise here, let’s keep compromising though.
Energy Star. Trump can get rid of Energy Star but it’s too late and too stupid anyways. Manufacturers will keep labeling the efficiency of their products for consumers.
Revenue is strong. But margins suck. That’s why advanced energy has the same revenue as pharmaceuticals but nowhere near the influence.
- Reuters: U.S. battery maker Aquion Energy files for bankruptcy
- PV-Magazine: Study proves (again) that net metering can undervalue solar
- Think Progress: This program has saved taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. Trump team wants to cut it.
- Vox: Clean energy is now as big as pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US
- PV-Tech: Utilities ‘changing the appearance’ of European solar
- US News: Nevada Utility Seeks Approval for Rooftop Solar Substitute
- Utility Dive: Report – South Carolina residential solar installations boomed last year
- Engadget: Tesla’s new solar energy station will power Hawaii at night
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Have a great day!
Yann