I hope you have a great weekend and safe travels to Anaheim. I will be there and should be at most of the nighttime activities. Please make sure to say hello. If you’re interested in meeting my Quick Mount team, you can reach out to them here.
Wheels On The Bus, Are Electric. Daimler and others are going all in on electrification of fleet vehicles. Frank has the breakdown but this story was important to me months ago when we interviewed Proterra CEO, Ryan Popple, on the SolarWakeup podcast. I remain sceptical that America wants to drive, ride or fly in Chinese transportation and that makes Proterra a vital part of the future of electric fleets in the US.
Your State Rundowns.
Remember Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico has come a long way and started to rebuild. Now the special interest groups are going to try and keep the island from a renewable future but I hope that won’t happen.
California. You’ll hear plenty of talk about NEM 3.0 and CALSSA needs your help to build an archest. Come to the Annual Dinner on October 12th, sponsor a few tables and bring your chequebook for the auction.
Massachusetts. Time for Baker to step in and get SMART done. The utilities have been allowed to drag this out long enough.
New York. The interesting value proposition for solar on Long Island, read the Bloomberg reporting.
Florida. See some of your friends interviewed by the Florida Channel about the Florida solar market. Good things are happening.
Indiana. AEP is out with an IRP to kill coal within 10 years, in Indiana. They must have failed to notify the Vice President of this.
- SolarWakeup: Proterra Electric Buses Get Enormous Boost From Daimler Investment Of $155 Million
- Greentech Media: One Year After Maria, Puerto Rico’s Energy Future Still in Limbo
- Utility Dive: As California leads way with TOU rates, some call for simpler solutions
- Mass Live: Industry pushes Baker on stalled Massachusetts solar incentives
- Bloomberg: Solar Is Worth More on Long Island Than Anywhere Else in the U.S.
- Florida Channel: Sun Power in the Sunshine State
- Indy Star: Northern Indiana utility ditching coal in favor of renewable energy in next 10 years
- PV-Tech: No ‘supply crunch’ as a result of US inverter tariffs
Opinion
Have a great day!
Yann