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March Madness Last Chance. Head to ESPN Tournament Challenge, login and search for the SolarWakeup group. The password is Solar100 to get your entry. Of course, the winner gets to write the rundown for a day! Tournament kicks off around noon, so join now or forever regret missing this chance!
Maryland RPS. The increase in RPS passed the Senate and is going to the house where it has 74 co sponsors. According to one local advocacy expert, it has a decent chance to get through the house before it heads to the GOP Governor’s desk potentially. It still needs centrist democrats in a diverse State to make the bill a success and it’s not a done deal.
Infocast San Diego. As trillions of dollars and 250 gigawatts of pipeline gather in San Diego for the annual get together, I joined at the last minute for some meetings. For those of you that I saw, it was good to see you and sorry if I missed the rest of you. This event is an impressive gathering each year though I get to speak with most attendees through this platform every day, having a dialogue from time to time is helpful. I hope it was fruitful and you are discussing the importance of the ITC in your dealmaking.
ITC. Over 100 of you responded to the questions over the past few days. I will take the weekend to digest your feedback and speak with folks in the lobbying effort. If there is a lack of alignment, I will let you know and it will be up to the entire industry to push for what you’re looking for. Don’t forget, in 2014, the solar industry was NOT aligned on what to do with the ITC and it may not be aligned today either. At least not yet.
Front Lines Of Climate Change. “I’m looking at global warming — I don’t need to see the graphs,” said Hamburg’s mayor, Cathy Crain, referring to the role of climate change in increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. After two record-setting floods in a single decade, Ms. Crain said, “I’m living it and everybody else here is living it.”
Come To Live! Email me for the coupon code to make a last minute trip. The agenda is the best we’ve had and networking is shaping up to be top notch as well.
- New York Times: Flooding in Hamburg, Iowa, turned streets into canals.
- Greentech Media: Nevada Senator Introduces Legislation for 50% Renewables by 2030 RPS
- Utility Dive: California ALJ proposes statewide renewable energy procurement for utilities
- Grist: Electrifying news – Solar and wind power has quintupled in a decade
- Think Progress: Coal companies veto Trump nominee who opposed bailing out money-losing power plants
- CleanTechnica: Power To The People! Michigan Tech Researchers Say Distributed Renewables Save Utility Customers Money
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Have a great day!
Yann