Would you be angry? I wonder how I would handle the situation. Imagine driving a vision for a massive company that changes the path it is on, a pivot but not in a startup. Public companies are impatient and creating the new path gets you fired. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not shy and have been known to rock a boat or two but this takes major guts. After getting fired, a few quarters go by, and the company realizes you were right. A few years pass and the company is executing on your original vision because it was the right financial play. Do you sit and smile about being correct? Beat yourself up for rocking the boat? Or get angry for being fired and saying I told you so? Annoying if you ask me but NRG is an interesting case study for leadership in public companies.
Influencing the policy. We covered Thomas Pyle, the former transition chair for DOE. Now one of his former employees is taking over as the acting head for EERE. Why? To pretty much do the opposite of and undo the work of the Obama administration. EERE covers a lot of solar related activities and improves job opportunities across America, including job training, education and empowering regulations. Dan Simmons is the man you will hear about today and going forward regarding EERE matters.
Are you offering storage for your solar projects in California? I want to hear from you. In the near future, I will be doing a learning tour and meeting with contractors and developers throughout California working in and around energy storage.
As goes Ohio? The solar industry in Indiana was hoping that they could get the Governor to veto an anti-net metering bill that the legislature passed. Unfortunately that wasn’t a successful venture. This is politics and the market wasn’t big enough to pressure the Governor into making the right decision. That being said, I’m always disappointed that a reporter transcribes the utility talking points when they are so obviously untrue.
Make sure you listen to the latest episodes of EnergyWakeup. Hear from solar entrepreneur, John Gurski, the founder of Energy Toolbase, a cloud based energy bill analytics and proposal tool. I also speak with Tony Clifford from Standard Solar about being acquired by Gaz Metro and his work at SEIA.
- PV-Magazine: NRG continues moving into solar during Q1
- The Hill: Trump picks renewable energy policy skeptic to lead DOE office
- Washington Post: Indiana governor signs bill aimed at dimming solar incentive
- PV-Tech: Trump halts Clean Power Plan litigation
- GreenBiz: Microgrids could whet the big appetite for clean energy in Texas
- Renewable Energy World: Study Shows National Solar Installers Price 10 Percent Higher Than Local Firms
- Electrek: Tesla (TSLA) closes equity sale of 38,000 residential solar installations from SolarCity
- Greentech Media: Hard Times for Solar Companies Means Good Times for Solar Buyers
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Have a great day!
Yann