Federal influences. I am happy to see the Federal NAACP publish this report on energy access and increased clean energy. All too often we have seen utilities coopt well meaning local chapters in ways covered a few months ago by major publications. Solar jobs are local jobs. These are jobs that cannot be moved to other areas and that extends beyond the jobs available to installers. Policy wonks pushing regulations at local city halls and State Capitols are likely to be local. Lawyers that understand the State laws are hard to find at a national level. NAACP understands that clean energy, in a distributed market, is good for the local workforce and local small business owners.
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The branding halo. The first version of Tesla’s solar tile is out and it looks like a version of everything that already exists on the market. A skirted standard racking system was released to the media with Panasonic branding. The reach that a Tesla press release has still amazes me today, and that comes after years of seeing it in effect. Tesla has become the most valuable car company in the Country and I don’t think Musk is anywhere near finished. But let’s slow our horses when covering the news.
- Think Progress: NAACP calls for an end to power shutoffs, more clean energy
- PV-Magazine: The Solar Foundation’s new site matches solar jobs and job seekers
- TechCrunch: Tesla shows off a new Panasonic-made low-profile residential solar panel
- EDF: More Subsidies than You Think Influence the Cost of Electricity
- Rocky Mountain Institute: Letting Customers Lead Us to a 21st-Century Electricity Grid
- Utility Dive: Missouri solar industry hopes to stop fixed fee bill in Senate
- Bloomberg: Saudis to Seek Bids for 700-Megawatt Wind and Solar Projects
- Indy Star: Controversial bill to cut solar incentive heads to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk
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Have a great day!
Yann