Political Solar Irony, Plus 100. An early morning press release from SEIA highlighted one of the great results of the solar industry we’ve all created. SEIA visited the representatives of the top 100 solar congressional districts which in itself is a great achievement and they did so without great pomp and circumstance. There is a great story in the top 2, the congressional district with the most solar jobs is Nancy Pelosi while the district with the most solar capacity is Kevin McCarthy. So here you have the House Majority and Minority Leaders with something as great as solar in common.
Interesting Acquisition. Centrica, the giant multi-national company with $28 billion in revenue, is buying the Bay Area installer Vista Solar. Vista Solar is well known in the local community but not beyond that give that it has installed 40MW for 160 customers over the past 10 years. Centrica does own Direct Energy which means that it could be making a play to aggregate top-tier regional commercial installers instead of making a single national acquisition.
A SC Deal In The Works. Solar advocates have reached a deal with Duke Energy in South Carolina to temporarily reinstate the net metering rules until the spring in the hopes that it will spur a long-term deal. Given where the legislative session ended, with a victory for Duke but sentiment on solar’s side, it may appear to Duke that a negotiated settlement is the best path forward.
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- SolarWakeup: Pelosi, McCarthy Top Solar Representatives As SEIA Brings Its Summer Advocacy Blitz To A Close
- Solar Power World: Vista Solar acquired by international energy company Centrica
- Charlotte Observer: Bitter solar dispute cools as advocates, Duke reach deal to allow more rooftop power
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- Utility Dive: EY – Global utility and power sector deals hit $180B in first half of 2018
- National Law Review: FirstEnergy – Bankruptcy Court Asserts Primacy Over FERC – Approves Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements
- Santa Fe New Mexican: PRC votes to kill Southwestern Public Service Co. ‘standby fee’
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Yann