I hope you have a great weekend, all things are looking up in solar. Solar on!
Better Solar Means Better Market. North Carolina is having all state chapter members sign a code of conduct and ethics. Not only new members but also existing members. It could be expected that the market will educate consumers of this fact and guard consumers to only do business with companies that are members, therefore having signed the pledge. This is in line with the thought that members should do business with members because such a circular membership economy makes the trade group much more valuable and powerful.
Oil Versus Energy. It’s getting loud and public in the industrial battle of the 21st Century. When the Ford Model T came out, oil companies were happy to serve as the fuel source while the Edisons worked to bring light to your home. The industries didn’t cross much and kept away from each other in legislatures across the Country. That is all changing and the coverage from E&E News highlights that oil companies will seek to slow the adoption of EVs by slowing the deployment of charging infrastructure.
How Would You 100%? With SB100 enacted, the CPUC wants to see the plan from utilities about their plan to reach 100%. I look forward to seeing a decarbonized, decentralized energy transition. How would you make it happen?
VA Charges Forward. Virginia has turned quite the corner towards renewables, as if the State has taken the mantle from the mid-Atlantic states and moved to push it to the next limit. The market is still lacking on the distributed side, something I assume is based on the headline cost of electricity without taking into account the network savings. States should be getting their residential markets up to 250MW or better per year without any limitation that causes ups and downs in the market.
More Solar Jobs! More training dollars for solar jobs. This is one of the biggest limitation in the growth of solar companies that cannot find enough labor for their installations. We need to start thinking about the programs that will funnel electricians and installers that work in solar into the workforce so that solar companies can compete for them and help build the solar economy.
- SolarWakeup: North Carolina Advocates Push For Installer Conduct Standards
- E&E News: Big Oil looks to stop utilities’ charging investments
- Utility Dive: California regulators prod utilities to start drafting roadmap to 100% clean energy
- Greentech Media: Dominion Solicits for 500MW of Renewables, Positioning Virginia as a Top Growth Market
- SolarWakeup: Solar Jobs Development Gets Infusion Of Government Cash
- Think Progress: Media shocked Democrats are campaigning for climate action and clean energy
- GreenBiz: Jamaica’s prime minister is now the ‘Solar Head of State’
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Have a great day!
Yann