Boil The Ocean. In case you missed it, two separate events caused the ocean to catch on fire this weekend. Boil the ocean is an idiom meaning an impossible task, let the energy transition happen a bit faster. Gulf of Mexico, Caspian Sea.
Can It Be Done? There is some skepticism that the grid can decarbonize in the executive suite at NRG. I think there should be some faith that it can be done and that some of the cultural beliefs of the future from the David Crane days return to the HQ.
Cypress Creek Gets A Buyer. Call it a turnaround completed, Sweden’s EQT is acquiring Cypress Creek Renewables from HPS and Temasek.
Grid Readiness. This is the story of the summer. Every weather event that causes stress on the grid will be viewed from the prism of ‘is the grid ready to handle this’.
Summer Break. SolarWakeup will be off for a week taking our summer break. We’ll have one more edition tomorrow and then return on Monday the 19th.
- Utility Dive: Decarbonize the power sector by 2035? ‘I’m skeptical,’ NRG VP says of Biden plan
- Bloomberg: Sweden’s EQT Fund Buys U.S.-Based Cypress Creek Renewables
- Axios: Antarctica hit record-high temperatures in 2020
- California New Times: PG&E Seeks $3.6 Billion in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety – NBC Bay Area
- Vox: The US power grid isn’t ready for climate change
- Energy Storage News: Microsoft, NYPA in group urging Congress to spend US$50 billion to modernise US electricity sector
- Canary Media: Demand response hasn’t taken off in the Pacific Northwest. Will a massive heat wave change that?
- PV-Magazine: Residential solar installers can cut permitting times with this NREL-built app
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Best, Yann