FERC Nominee Showdown. Look for more under the radar news about the nominee to join FERC after Bernard McNamee was videotaped saying “renewable energy screws up the grid” amongst other anti renewable rhetoric. This is up to the republican leadership in the Senate but given some Senators support for wind and solar energy, this could spell some trouble for the nomination. Look for solar supporter, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), to potentially step into the sunshine given his 2020 re-election date.
Good For Me, Not For You. Some markets have great amount of solar especially within rate based approvals but lack the uptick of distributed generation. The likely reason is that the market policies work against consumer choice that stop consumers from being able o put solar on their roof. Frank takes you through the story out of Georgia.
Get Some Energy (Storage). The utilities have taken over the cap tables across the energy storage space and many European utilities have been more active than some US utilities. The most notable energy storage company in the market for acquisition is FlexGen which we covered a few weeks ago and who has been active providing storage solutions to IPPs like Vistra Energy.
Trump Refuting Trump. Mainstream political reporter from the Washington Post goes line by line of the most famous Trump speeches and refutes them with the National Climate Assessment. Worth a read.
Who Gets Hurt. Whether it was the 9th ward in New Orleans during Katrina, firefighters on Long Island during Sandy or folks living in Paradise during the Camp Fire, those that are harmed by the effects of climate change are everyday Americans; often lower and middle income. The cost benefit for many Americans is largely obvious, given that the people that can most take advantage of the opportunities of the clean energy future also benefit from less dramatic climate events. Like some people say, the worst that can happen is a great new economic opportunity is created.
Where To Next? Where should SolarWakeup Live! go to next? What market is opening up and you want to learn more about?
- Utility Dive: Senate Dems seek to postpone McNamee FERC vote over video
- SolarWakeup: Utility Monopoly Slows Rooftop Solar Growth In Georgia
- Greentech Media: European Utilities Muscle Into Energy Storage
- Washington Post: Where the government’s climate report undercuts Trump’s rhetoric
- Scientific American: Climate Change Already Reshaping U.S., Says National Climate Assessment
- Renew Economy: Draft G20 statement waters down Paris climate commitment
- PV-Tech: JinkoSolar hits new quarterly shipment record but lowers full-year guidance
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Yann