Follow Me. If you are on Twitter, follow me @yannbrandt and for more updates from the business side, we are ramping up our Instagram posts @QuickMountPV with Made in the USA manufacturing (Behind the scenes), tech Q&A’s and inside views on supply chain/trade fights etc.
Arizona Drama. An ACC commissioner is out and joining a branch of the government in an administrative role. On his way out, Tobin makes strong comments about the role of the staff at the ACC, which is similar to most other PUCs around the Country or any office in government. Good luck getting to the official without the support of the staff.
The Role of One. Most trends happen when one person does something over and over again, that something gains the attention of others and grows. Greta Thunberg is a good example, starting her climate protests on Fridays by herself before being the center of attention at all the climate conferences. (Catch her interview with Julia Pyper from Austria)
Watch Your Supply Chain. We continue to struggle with trade policy by tweet and everyone is going to get affected by this. Most solar parts are made offshore or at least contain offshore commodities that are now impacted by tariffs. China and Mexico are linked quite closely as many offshore manufacturers have locations in both. Make sure you lock in your supply chain relationships now, especially with companies that have domestic assembly capability.
- Utility Dive: Arizona Commissioner Tobin resigns, following frustrations with staff as ‘sixth commissioner’
- Vox: The climate renegade
- Bloomberg: China-to-Mexico Factory Shift Thrown in Disarray by Trump Threat
- Axios: The major emitters that are meeting their Paris Agreement pledges
- NPR: To Some Solar Users, Power Company Fees Are An Unfair Charge
- PV-Tech: Suntech claims new module series outperforms ‘standard’ mono PERC on LCOE by 6%
- ILSR: With Major Hurricane Vulnerability, Puerto Rico Develops Landmark Microgrid Regulations*
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Have a great day!
Yann