This is your SolarWakeup for December 21st, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Utility Dive:
CAISO adopts energy storage, imbalance market rules to improve grid reliability
2 Bloomberg:
High US Power Prices Risk Squeezing Coal in Grid Auction
3 New York Times:
Clean Energy Quest Pits Google Against Utilities
4 Washington Post:
This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions
5 Axios:
"Life-threatening" cold, bomb cyclone blizzard to sweep U.S. this week
6 Reuters:
Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation, even if 1.5C goal out of reach
7 Solar Builder:
Georgia PSC approves Georgia Power’s $100 interconnection fee for new solar customers
8 Energy Storage News:
EU body - Action needed now ‘to prevent outflow of investment’ from Europe’s battery ecosystem
9 PV-Magazine:
The U.S. Postal Service to deploy over 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028
Opinions:
10 Canary Media:
With new tax credits, clean energy beats gas plants almost every time
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 16th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 New York Times:
California Reduces Subsidies for Homes With Rooftop Solar
2 PV-Tech:
CubicPV plans 10GW silicon solar wafer factory in the US
3 Energy Storage News:
European Union votes to accelerate standalone energy storage deployment
4 PV-Magazine:
U.S. grid-scale and residential energy storage hit installation records in Q3
5 Utility Dive:
New clean energy investments have topped $40B since the IRA passed, report says
6 Reuters:
EVs and crypto mining seen as emerging risks for U.S. power reliability
7 Solar Builder:
Utility resource plans reveal impacts of IRA incentives in Midwest
8 Solar Power World:
Tigo acquires energy data analytics software company FSIGHT
Opinions:
9 Axios:
Historic redlining has enduring impact on power plant siting
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 15th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Reuters:
Germany's half-a-trillion dollar energy bazooka may not be enough
2 Axios:
Major storm sweeping U.S. brings blizzards, flooding and tornadoes
3 Deutsche Welle:
Small Morocco punches above its weight on renewables
4 Utility Dive:
Texas clean energy megaprojects get underway
5 Bloomberg:
Australian Startup 5B Gets BP Backing to Install Solar Farms in Minutes
6 PV-Tech:
Scatec hires ex-Equinor executive as new CFO
Opinions:
7 PV-Magazine:
First Solar becomes third clean energy company to join S&P 500 Index
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 14th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 PV-Tech:
US solar deployment falls due to trade restrictions, supply bottlenecks
2 Bloomberg:
NIMBYs Warm to Renewables in Europe’s Most Polluting Economy
3 Canary Media:
As California guts solar net metering, batteries emerge as a moneymaker
4 Politico:
U.S. inflation slowed sharply to 7.1 percent over past 12 months
5 Utility Dive:
New Jersey launches competitive solar incentive program, aiming for 300 MW annually through 2026
6 Axios:
Major storm sweeping U.S. brings blizzard, flooding and tornado threats
7 Energy Storage News:
PV Tech Power 33 out now
8 PV-Magazine:
Solar carport tax incentives suggested in California
Opinions:
9 Reuters:
The year Russia turbocharged a global energy crisis
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Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 13th, 2022
Opinion
News
2 Solar Builder:
DOE lends $2.5 billion to GM, LG joint venture to build three lithium-ion battery plants
3 Utility Dive:
Long duration energy storage has attracted more than $58B in global commitments since 2019
4 Bloomberg:
How a Solar Microgrid Became a Town’s Lifeline in Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico
5 Reuters:
U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers
6 PV-Tech:
European Solar PV Industry Alliance launched, targets 30GW of manufacturing capacity by 2025
7 Canary Media:
What to expect from California’s new rooftop-solar plan? More batteries
Opinions:
8 PV-Magazine:
Ranking the top 15 nations for solar energy capacity
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 12th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Axios:
Climate tech's parity challenge
2 Bloomberg:
Why US Power Stations Are Vulnerable Targets for Attacks
3 Reuters:
Canada aims to speed up new projects with critical minerals strategy
4 New York Times:
Qatar Extends Its Natural Gas Dominance at Russia’s Expense
5 PV-Tech:
Air Products, AES to build Texas green hydrogen project powered by 1.4GW of solar and wind
6 Energy Storage News:
NREL
7 PV-Magazine:
American-Made Solar Prize round 6 semifinalists announced
Opinions:
8 Utility Dive:
Federal legislation completely changed the energy landscape. How do states take advantage of it?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 9th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Reuters:
U.S. utilities to triple battery storage capacity by 2025 -EIA
2 Time:
The Overlooked Solar Power Potential of America's Parking Lots
3 LA Times:
One week until California decides the fate of rooftop solar
4 Utility Dive:
US power and utility M&A value falls 29% to $37.9B so far this year amid macroeconomic pressures- PwC
5 Bloomberg:
India Unveils $30 Billion Plan to Upgrade Grid for Clean Power
6 Axios:
Powerful "Greenland Block" may yield extreme weather through December
7 Energy Storage News:
Europe to hit 9.3GWh of residential battery storage by end of 2022
8 PV-Magazine:
Brookfield Renewable company acquires 21.6 MW community solar portfolio in Maine
Opinions:
9 PV-Tech:
US solar assets ‘are not meeting performance expectations’, kWh Analytics says
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 8th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 Energy Storage News:
FlexGen puts first BESS into service in 40MW buildout for North Carolina cooperatives
2 Utility Dive:
On-peak wholesale power prices this winter expected to be more than 60% higher in some regions, EIA warns
3 New York Times:
Renewables Will Overtake Coal by Early 2025, Energy Agency Says
4 Reuters:
Two solar developers vie for Enel's assets in Chile –sources
5 DCist:
D.C. Council Advances Solar Bill Despite Equity Concerns
6 Canary Media:
Biden admin seeks $3B to fund rooftop solar+batteries in Puerto Rico
7 PV-Magazine:
Transmission needed to carry wind power from the central U.S. eastward, DOE finds
Opinions:
8 Bloomberg:
The Grid Is Under Attack From Snipers, Hackers and Hurricanes
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 7th, 2022
Smart Home Circularity. NRG is buying Vivint Smart Home, the former parent of Vivint Solar before the solar unit was spun out as a stand-alone. You’ll recall that Sunrun acquired Vivint Solar a few years ago. Of course, NRG had previously entered the home solar market with their acquisition of Roof Diagnostics creating NRG Home Solar. Particularly interesting because smart home giant, ADT, acquired Sunpro earlier this year and created ADT Solar. AAA, the road-side giant, also entered the smart home business with an alarm company acquisition a few years ago to create AAA Smart Home. In some ways it’s about selling more things to consumers in the same visit, home alarm, solar, retail energy. The stickier contract the better. Question is, where are AT&T and Comcast with the same concept?
Congrats To Tigo. Tigo is going public via merger with a Roth Acquisition Corporation. The transaction has some unique concepts with less dilution than typical SPAC transactions and is expected to close in Q2 of 2023.
SEIA’s Energy Storage Division. I had the pleasure of being in DC for the SEIA board meeting yesterday and am excited to tell you all that I was elected as the Chair of the Energy Storage Division. This is an important time in the market, many in the solar industry are buying their first battery, investing billions of dollars thanks to the acceleration in the market from the IRA and amazing foundation created by the solar industry. The Solar+ Decade requires that we all work in perfect coordination and getting projects to work for the grid and consumers across the Country.
News
1 Axios:
NRG Energy to buy Vivint Smart Home for $2.8 billion
2 Solar Builder:
Tigo Energy is going public after ‘business combination’
3 Utility Dive:
10 must-read utility sector stories from 2022
4 Bloomberg:
Forrest Adds CWP’s Energy Assets in Australia Renewables Rush
5 Reuters:
Global renewable capacity growth set to double over next five years, says IEA
6 PV-Tech:
US looks to accelerate solar deployment on public land in the West, 1GW planned in Arizona
7 Energy Storage News:
Lithium battery pack prices go up for first time since BloombergNEF began annual survey
8 PV-Magazine:
Solar anti-circumvention ruling will not damage short-term module supply, but UFLPA might
Opinions:
9 New York Times:
Could Biden’s Climate Agenda Trigger a New Trade War?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for December 6th, 2022
Opinion
News
1 PV-Magazine:
Inside the IRA - Updated Energy Community maps and questions from Charles River Associates
2 Bloomberg:
EU Should Counter US Climate Law With Own Version, France Says
3 Axios:
North Carolina county may be days without power after “targeted” attack
4 Reuters:
U.S. will consider new priority areas for solar energy on public lands
5 PV-Tech:
Australian Energy Market Operator releases roadmap to 100%
6 renewables generation by 2025:
7 Energy Storage News:
New Jersey’s last coal power plant implodes to make way for energy storage
Opinions:
8 Canary Media:
Highway EV charging will need a ton of power — sooner than you think
Have a great day!
Yann
