Traditional O&M teams are not equipped to recover distressed PV assets after severe weather events
In the U.S., this year alone, there have been ten weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Biden-Sanders task force calls for installing 500 million solar modules in next five years
The wide-ranging joint report includes a section: “Undoing the Harms of the Trump Administration and Righting the Wrongs.”
Morning Brief: Maxeon raising money, SunPower and Nautilus expanding community solar
Also in the brief: Energy Toolbase integrates Delta.
Morning Brief: Distributed Solar Development has acquired a community solar portfolio, community outreach in Hawaii
Also in the brief: solar pros running for elected office, Longroad Energy has announced a partnership with Maine’s Unity College, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation has chosen a management platform for its distributed generation program and more.
Morning Brief: Making sure Black communities have access to solar power
Also in the brief: Project development galore from EDF, Pine Gate, Silver Creek, Idemitsu, and Origis Energy.
Job Moves: Amazon, DOE, Alphabet, Pattern Energy, SolarEdge, Recurrent, Brookfield, Southern Power, RMI
Executive moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC
Morning Brief: NERA anti-net metering petition update, renewables top nuclear and coal again
“Reports indicate that the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, the Heartland Institute and NERA all have ties to the Koch brothers, who have funded climate denial and pro-fossil fuel campaigns for roughly three decades.”
Funding for solar inspection by drone, long-duration energy storage, and software for utilities
A roundup of recent funding in renewable energy and cleantech: Quidnet, DroneBase, Eos Energy, Urjanet, and Clir Renewables.
Morning Brief: California’s solar mandate in action, Amazon’s $2B climate fund
Also in the brief: generational climate divide among Republicans, installing solar in the Alaskan tundra
Southeast states to add nearly 15 GW of solar by 2023
South Carolina is set to surpass North Carolina in solar watts per customer. Georgia and Florida will exceed the Southeast average, while utilities in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi will continue to lag. Overall the states will reach 5% solar generation by 2023.
