A couple of interesting notes about the pending attack on net metering.  One utility exec mentioned at the solar summit this week that “net metering is here to stay”, so the question remains, What does a utility execs version of net metering look like?  Net metering is the policy that makes distributed solar energy work, and we have to fight to keep our access to the grid strong.

News

• Greentech Media: ‘Stealth Business Lobbyist’ Plans 2014 Offensive Against Solar
• New Republic: A War Over Solar Power Is Raging Within the GOP
• Guardian: Solar facing job losses as household panels takeup tapers off
• Solar Industry: NRDC And DOD Develop Guide For Siting RE Projects
• RE World: Almost All New US Electricity Generation Coming from Solar
• Business Week: Solar Companies Value Consumer Data That Utilities Ignore
• Yale 360: For Utility-Scale Solar Industry, Key Questions About the Future
• Forbes: Done Deal: The First Securitization Of Rooftop Solar Assets

Opinions

• RE World: Optimism about Solar 2.0 and the Success of SPI 2013

Have a great day!

Yann

Today is a great example of content created by solar industry insiders. Making your views, opinions and expertise known publicly on a routine basis is the path to becoming a thought leader.  Only through writing your content can that be a title given to you and your company not putting it into your Twitter profile.

News

• Paula Mints: Solar Top 10 List of Things to Remember as We Exit 2013
• Solar Novus: Rebranding Solexant: Moving to Solar 2.0
• GA SEIA: Solar Fee Defeated in Georgia Power Rate Case
• Clean Technica: Japanese Solar — Catch-up Summary
• Greentech Media: Why Utilities Are Investing in Advanced Outage Management
• Barron’s: Barron’s Story on SolarCity Sparks Congressional Inquiry
• RE World: EPC Firms Clamoring to Get Into Utility-scale Solar PV
• Solar Industry: Clean Energy Grows In Community Solar Gardens

Opinions

• Dillon Holmes: An Open Letter to the Arizona Public Service Company

Have a great day!

Yann