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Thought of the Day. As everyone in DC talks about needing energy for the demand spike caused by electrification, crypto, AI, data centers etc. I have been thinking about an interesting (in my mind) data point about solar. 99% of projects have the energy sold to a customer, not only on day 1 but for most of the projects for 20+ years. Imagine if real estate or even traditional power plants transacted that way. The demand for solar is so high that our power plants have a customer base for life
News
1 New York Times:
Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.
2 Financial Times:
Dark clouds dull US rooftop solar prospects
3 PV-Magazine:
Rooftop solar saved California ratepayers $1.5 billion last year, finds report
4 Bloomberg:
Energy Chief Praises Research Hub That Trump Once Sought to Ax
5 Utility Dive:
Santee Cooper wants to sell its unfinished reactors. What happens next?
6 Axios:
Ukrainian CEO warns Europe against Russian gas revival
7 Reuters:
China power generation dips in Jan, Feb for only third time since the 1990s
8 PV-Tech:
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners raises €12 billion in fifth renewables fund
9 Energy Storage News:
UK government sets 8-hour minimum for LDES cap-and-floor scheme
10 Canary Media:
Ohio Supreme Court weighs high-stakes solar permitting case
Opinions:
11 Renewable Energy World:
A ‘powered up’ day at CERAWeek
Have a great day!
Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 New York Times:
Hope for a Trump Energy Boom Is Marred by Anxiety About Tariffs
2 Bloomberg:
Clean Tech Stocks Rise as Germany Marks €100 Billion for Climate
3 PV-Magazine:
Community solar giants Perch Energy, Arcadia announce merger
4 Utility Dive:
MISO overstates transmission plan benefits by excluding Invenergy project
5 Reuters:
Italy's grid operator Terna to invest 23 billion euros over 10 years
6 PV-Tech:
Terabase raises US$130 million to scale up automated project
8 Renewable Energy World:
One year after winning DTECH’s Initiate startup spotlight, Pearl Street gets acquired
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
Can clean energy break records despite Trump?
Have a great day!
Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 Utility Dive:
IRA credits and energy demand continue to drive renewables investments
2 Reuters:
Exclusive - BP seeks to sell 50% of solar unit to strategic partner, bids due in June, document shows
3 New York Times:
E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose
4 Canary Media:
Trump admin says it’s ‘terminated’ $20B green bank in latest escalation
5 Axios:
Fervo moves toward IPO despite Trump climate storm
6 PV-Tech:
Adapture Renewables acquires 110MW solar-plus-storage project in Colorado
7 Energy Storage News:
Cypress Creek Renewables secures US$133 million for 200MW Texas BESS
Opinions:
8 PV-Magazine:
New York authority approves first Build-Ready program solar project
Have a great day!
Yann
Opinion
Best, Yann
News
1 Seattle Times:
WA ranchers turn to new crop
2 Utility Dive:
DOE will prioritize fossil fuels, but it still expects strong growth from storage, solar, Wright says
3 Bloomberg:
Ontario Premier Says He’ll Cut Power Exports to US If Needed
4 ABC:
Gov. Shapiro ready to invest in cleaner energy for the future
5 Axios:
NASA eliminates chief scientist role, other offices
6 PV-Tech:
France awards 220MW rooftop solar PV in undersubscribed tender
7 Energy Storage News:
Wood Mackenzie
8 PV-Magazine:
Maryland’s energy storage efforts pay off in rural towns’ power crisis
Opinions:
9 Canary Media:
Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.
Have a great day!
Yann
