Weekend. Thank you for the great feedback on what to listen to on my drive cross-country. Always a great reminder of the community that SolarWakeup has become. Tomorrow will take me through most of Texas! Here is your Friday rundown.
Q1 Reports. Solar did well in Q1 which was obviously hampered by coronavirus during March. Look for more detail in the story and check out the survey for your personal experiences.
Going Upstream. An upstream deal between software and manufacturer that helps installer and homeowner is the type of dealmaking that enables larger markets and bigger margins for installers.
PG&E Board. Without much notice for most California ratepayers, the utility alumni club is convening for high priced reunions on the newly formed PG&E board. Dynegy, National Grid and Sempra to name a few resume fillers.
Next Week, Lookout. CPUC has approved two items that will hit your inbox next week. First is allowing PG&E to use diesel generators. Second, more importantly, is a new change to the resource adequacy market that is drawing universal ire.
May Survey. Did you fill out your response for May? You can see the full results of previous surveys here
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.
- Greentech Media: Coronavirus Won’t Stop US Solar Growth in 2020, But Rooftop Installers Take Serious Hit
- EDF: New York’s EV plan is missing a very important piece: trucks and buses
- Solar Power World: LG to provide free access to OpenSolar software to support digital, remote sales
- New York Times : PG&E Appoints a New Board as It Eyes Its Bankruptcy Exit
- PV-Tech: Brazil’s Bolsonaro taps green bonds to deliver 8GW of new solar
- GreenBiz: Funding climate tech and entrepreneurs of color should go hand in hand
- Utility Dive: Stimulus spending on electricity decarbonization – The role of corporate renewable buyers
- Axios: Renewable energy had a big 2019, but still isn’t meeting long-term Paris agreement goals
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Best, Yann