All About The Remedy. We know what Suniva wants, a minimum price which is both ludicrous and un-American at the same time. We don’t know what SolarWorld and Stion want, neither of which have responded to comment but long time SolarWorld employees are stating online that they seem to support the Suniva request. Employees are actively commenting on SolarWorld’s official LinkedIn page which could be a good place for you to leave your thoughts as well. I don’t expect SolarWorld to support the minimum price and definitely not a tariff on imported cells. The hearing for the remedy is coming up with the recommendation going to the President on November 13th. About the press release from SolarWorld today; that’s stupid corporate bullshit. Just manufactured bullshit to bring into the hearing and try to buy some goodwill. If they promise to hire 200, then make sure you care about the thousands that will lose their jobs.
Rebuilding Puerto Rico. All the facts coming out of Puerto Rico are disheartening. Solar farms are destroyed, infrastructure non-existent and as PREPA CEO puts it, ‘devastated’. As PR looks to rebuild, the question has to be asked. After giving communities energy as fast as possible, what should the grid look like? What technologies, infrastructure and resilience would give PR a 21st century grid?
SolarWakeup Live! Almost Sold Out. You are all awesome. The support from the readers will sell out the first event way faster than I expected. I am working with the host to look at some additional capacity but ticket sales will likely cap out at 75 seats and we are almost there. If you want to be at the inaugural event, buy your tickets now, they are just $50 and give you a great excuse to get a few days of MA business done. As a special addition, the ITC will be voting on the remedy on the same day and I’ll give a special breakdown of the remedy proposal live with Q&A.
- Washington Post: President Trump wants protectionist measures against Chinese solar power.
- Utility Dive: Puerto Rico power grid ‘devastated’ by Maria, PREPA CEO says
- Renew Economy: New rules create major road hump for wind and solar projects
- GreenBiz: Transforming corporate clean energy commitments into action
- PV-Magazine: Wholesale market crisis
- Bloomberg: Lack of IRS Solar Tax Credit Guidance Clouds New Projects
- CleanTechnica: Vietnam To Launch Solar Power Auctions
- New York Times: EU Utilities Say Plan for CO2 Cap on Power Subsidies Will Raise Costs
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Have a great day!
Yann