Here’s your rapid fire rundown of the top news. Enjoy your weekend!
SC Shifts To Solar. Great job to all fighting in South Carolina and getting a legislative victory. Had the sentiment of old school Arizona and Nevada. Look for coverage from Frank later today.
Consumer Choice In Solar. CleanChoice Energy isn’t the biggest retail energy provider but it gets solar better than most. Don’t underestimate this team. Here’s my interview with CEO, Tom Matzzie, from a few months ago.
LePage Needs To Go. Unable to overturn Governor’s veto once again, solar is stagnant in Maine. I guess we’ll need LePage to go away to fix this.
Really? It’s Not Necessary. Nuclear is a no emission source of energy but to think it’s still needed in the next phase of the energy transition is misguided. Time to plan a future without it, California is.
Go Forth Nevada. The legislature tried to increase the RPS last year but fell a bit short. We talked to Assemblyman Brooks about this, time to try again!
Offtaker Credit Issues. With First Energy’s bankruptcy filings, some of their off take agreements are also in jeopardy. This is unfortunate and stranded assets will have to be considered going forward in other off take arrangements.
Google Energy Update. Another improvement on the 100% renewable energy by the search giant. We talked to their energy director last year, Sam recently left Google and joined Lyft as the Head of Sustainability.
No More Tariffs! Please? The back and forth on trade way is continuing and it’s not good for anyone. Congress needs to step in and do something.
Unlimited Private Jets. We’ll see if Pruitt makes it to Monday but did you know that you can get unlimited jet flights for $100k per month? Who’s in on this with me?
- Post and Courier: In victory for solar industry, South Carolina House votes to keep lower costs for rooftop panels
- SolarWakeup: CleanChoice Energy Digitizes Community Solar Sign-Up
- SolarWakeup: Maine Legislature Screws Solar (Again)
- Vox: The simple argument for keeping nuclear power plants open
- Nevada Indy: NV Energy exceeds renewable standards as clean energy groups push for more
- Bloomberg: Coal Generator’s Bankruptcy Threatens Solar Farm in Maryland
- Utility Dive: The two key questions about going 100% renewables in Los Angeles
- Greentech Media: Google Officially Hits Its 100% Renewable Energy Target
- CNBC: Trump proposes $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese products
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Have a great day!
Yann