Step 1 In Proving Me Wrong. Ever since Tesla announced the solar roof, I’ve been skeptical. A hurdle that I thought would take time to clean was getting the class A roof assembly rating. When you permit roofing, you have to show the entire roof assembly’s fire classification that has been tested with UL. Tesla got their approval for the system designated SRxx for the PV tiles, SRNFxx for the non-PV tiles and SRFxx for the flashing parts. Main cost difference from standard tile or shingle roofs is the addition of the ¼” DensDeck made by Georgia Pacific. This is a fire barrier that is not a standard part of your typical shingle or tile roofs. I would have preferred to see a Securock since it is a monolithic board without a facer.
Is this the week? After a week abroad, it seems like the President may use the Paris Agreement to make a point to the globalists. Interestingly, Gary Cohn, said this week that no coal plant would get built because it doesn’t make much sense anymore. Even Senator Manchin scolded Gary Cohn’s comments.
The Energy Storage Road Show is going great. See you in Los Angeles next week!
Down Goes Pierce. The former Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman has been indicted for bribery amongst other things. Nothing solar related but for some reason I don’t think this will be the last we hear about shady business related to the ACC.
- UL: Tesla’s Solar Roof Shingle and Tile Roof Assembly Approval
- Axios: Scoop – Trump tells confidants U.S. will quit Paris climate deal
- Arizona Central: Utility owner, ex-regulator, lobbyist indicted on bribery, fraud charges
- Reuters: U.S. may put emergency tariffs on solar imports
- PV-Tech: Nevada passes bill to increase state RPS to 80% by 2040
- GreenBiz: Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan herald the clean money revolution
- Renew Economy: Solar supplied 3.2% of Australia demand in 2016, heading to 30%
- New York Times: Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal
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Have a great day!
Yann