This is your SolarWakeup for December 14th, 2021

Build Back Better Draft. Looks like a toss-up on the Senate being able to pass BBBA before the end of the year and Manchin isn’t showing his cards. Reality is that BBBA is going to be needed based on what’s going on at the State level in CA and FL.

California’s Drafting Error. Much like Formula 1 taking the title from Hamilton and giving it to the whiny driver by changing the rules, California is picking winners and losers with their draft of the NEM 3.0 policy. It’s hard to imagine that the road to 100% clean energy includes $60 per month charges to homeowners that install solar on their homes. The fight will continue and the Governor should be getting involved because the fight against climate change and a resilient grid includes robust inclusion of DERs financed by homeowners across the State.

Talking Cyber. This is an undiscovered topic and one we will dig into more and more. Cybersecurity and the overlap with the hardware that controls the smart homes, especially in aggregate, through virtual power plants or at the grid level will need to be a focus for many of our companies that are seeking to get smarter about the FERC and NERC policies that overlap with State requirements.

Holiday Season. The team behind the scenes at SolarWakeup are working hard to bring a newer version of the buyer’s group back in play, saving residential solar installers more money than ever before. Also, heading into 2022, if you’re budgeting for digital advertising, SolarWakeup has spaces to get your word out, reach out to our team to reserve marketing opportunities going into the new year. 

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Best, Yann