This is your SolarWakeup for June 11th, 2020

May Survey. Did you fill out your response for May?  You can see the full results of previous surveys here

Your Listening Recommendations. In a few hours I am starting my drive cross-country. In the next 45 hours, what should I listen to in podcast or video format? Send your episode recommendations to my inbox please

Solarize My House. I got plenty of feedback yesterday about my home system, I appreciate that. So here’s the follow up question. I have space for up to 40 panels on the roof, a transfer switch and pre-plumbed for a gas generator. Obviously I want solar but do I also want a generator and battery? Or just a generator? Keep in mind that we plan for up to two weeks of no power post-hurricane and it would be an interesting concept to maximize the gas in the tank with solar/battery/generator if such a complete system that self-managed were on the market. Send your product/design suggestions and I’ll answer any follow up questions here.

All Quiet In Energy News. If you haven’t seen it, you should know that mainstream media (i.e. non trade news) have almost eliminated clean energy and solar coverage over the past month. I know that other issues are more prominent but I also worry about layoffs and reassignments of energy writers. For example, Vox has published 1 article with the word solar in it over the past month. It is also important that you get your stories out there, if you can afford it, hire a PR rep. Feel free to ask me for recommendations if you’d like but we need everyone to be out there pitching.

Nuclear Boondoggles. In case you missed it, the Georgia nuclear plant will miss deadlines and budgets once again. Regulators are surprisingly still publicly supporting the ratepayers subsidizing poor corporate execution however.

WSJ Covers Energy Market. This summed up how the market is saying that renewables work, in a tweet thread by WSJ reporter Russell Gold. 

Tesla Impact Report. Tesla published their impact report. I have not read it but thought you would find it interesting.

Solar Farms And More. My favorite solar farms do dual and triple use cases. Top of the list are those that blend agriculture and pollinator friendly landscaping. If you’ve never had solar powered honey brews and honeys from solar farms, you’re missing out and need to visit the midwest.

Presented by Adani Green Energy. Adani is a fully integrated renewables company, from solar cell and module manufacturing to ownership and operation. The company has a top global operating and contracted pipeline of over 14 GW. Adani is the recipient of the largest solar award ever of 8 GW, which includes a single site project of 2 GW – tied for the world’s largest. No one knows mega-scale projects like Adani. 

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Best, Yann