Change Demand, Not Supply. A new report is out that shows that homes with electric vehicles increase the value of their rooftop solar. This shift in consumer behavior and locking more load with generation means that we are going to want and need every home and business to put solar on their roofs. This also goes to the new focus on electrification of everything in the home with a way for consumers to shape their demand for electricity. Cars can already charge based on a utility schedule but next will be the washer and dryer amongst other home appliances.
Transportation Market Not Decided. China is definitely in the lead with electric cars and buses, their regulatory environment allows the massive scale to happen overnight. The US is lagging with deployment but I don’t think that’s been lost. More importantly while consumers have little problem using solar panels made in China, I don’t think that the same will be true for planes, trains or buses. BYD is trying to be the exception to that and is setting up shop in the US but Proterra is still moving into the growth direction.
Don’t Land On Park Place. A monopoly is hard to beat and break up. Boulder is proof that just because voters and the city council want their own utility, it doesn’t mean that it shall become reality. A reset means that the voters will have to decide if they try again in the future and in the meantime this is a signal to any other municipality that thinks about following down the same path.
Corporate Climate Dialogue. The CEO Climate Dialogue is a group of Fortune 500 CEOs that are advocating for market principled climate policies. Their call to action includes several key metrics for policies that include equity amongst others. The next step would be to get the Chamber of Commerce to make a statement of support before the Senate plan for innovation (which would focus on nuclear and carbon capture) plan takes the climate policy dialogue in the wrong direction. Another player in the climate policy arena is a good complement to the others elevating the topic.
- The Driven: How electric vehicles can boost value of rooftop solar
- Think Progress: The bus wars are over. Electricity — and China — won.
- Utility Dive: Xcel, Boulder to settle lawsuit – City agrees to dissolve utility
- Bloomberg: A CEO Council on Climate Change? That Sounds Familiar
- Vox: 12 excuses for climate inaction and how to refute them
- PV-Tech: Work starts on California’s largest floating solar project
- Renew Economy: AEMO says W.A. grid at risk if regulations fail to keep up with renewable transition
- Greentech Media: Sonnen Brings Homebuilder Strategy to Illinois With Passive Home Project
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Have a great day!
Yann