Bloomberg - Trump's Disastrous Pledge to Keep Jobs in the U.S. http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-29/trump-s-disastrous-pledge-to-keep-jobs-in-the-u-s
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
After Trump pledged to keep Carrier jobs in U.S, company says it won’t move nearly 1,000 to Mexico - The Washington Post
Looks like we are in for some deep-fingers social engineering by the executive branch politicians that may rival the Liberals in Ontario.
BBC News: US economic growth revised up for third quarter
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US economic growth revised up for third quarter
US economic growth revised up for third quarter
The US economy grew at a faster pace than first thought in the third quarter, helped by strong consumer spending.
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Monday, November 28, 2016
SNL: Data Dispatch: Top owners of US coal, gas and renewable plant capacity
See Nextera in gas and renewables
2017 wholesale gas forecasts at Henry Hub
The US EIA expects that average spot prices at the Henry Hub - a liquid gas trading point often used to set market prices - will increase by more than 20% next year, from $2.51/MMBtu — the lowest in a decade — to about $3.07/MMBtu. As a comparison, Deutsche Bank also expects Henry Hub gas spot prices to rise on average to $3.25/MMBtu, Energy Ventures Analysis puts it at $3.30, and Goldman Sachs predicts $3.15.
US power markets and utilities anticipate this price increase and mild weather, will lead to a decline in revenues and margins in 2017.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Bloomberg: China Scales Back Solar, Wind As Transmission Lags
This slowdown in China is the main driver of panel and inverter glut. Chinese companies run a long time without being profitable on easy State lending. Prices have nowhere to go but down.
Bloomberg - China Scales Back Solar, Wind Ambitions as Renewables Cool http://bloom.bg/2fzEi24
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Canadian Solar Reports Earnings
Canadian-Chinese solar company Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Net revenue was $657.3 million, down 18.4% from $805.9 million in the second quarter of 2016 and 22.7% from $849.8 million in the third quarter of 2015. Net income attributable to Canadian Solar was $15.6 million compared to net income of $40.4 million in the second quarter of 2016, and net income of $30.4 million in the third quarter of 2015. Total solar module shipments were 1,185 MW, of which 1,161 MW was recognized in revenue, compared to 1,290 MW recognized in revenue in the second quarter of 2016, and third quarter guidance in the range of 1,200 MW to 1,300 MW. »Our solar module shipments and revenue came in at the low end of our guidance, due to the dislocation of the global solar market during the quarter and the quarter-end logistic disruption caused by the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping in September,« said Shawn Qu, Canadian Solar´s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. For the fourth quarter of 2016, the company expects total solar module shipments to be in the range of approximately 1.4 GW to 1.5 GW. Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $600 million to $750 million. The shipment volume in the fourth quarter is impacted by the availability of the company's solar module manufacturing capacities. According to Canadian Solar, the company »is overbooked for the current quarter and fully booked for the first quarter of 2017. As a result, the company has to use third party solar modules for some of its own projects, in order to satisfy the demand from its solar module customers.« The gross margin in the quarter is impacted by the loss-of-service of the company's 1 GW solar cell factory in Funning damaged by a tornado in June and the delay in construction of the company's 850 MW new cell factory in Southeast Asia. The company expects to bring the Funning cell factory partially back in service at the end of the year and fully back in service by June 2017. Meanwhile, the company expects to start production on its new cell factory in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of 2017. For the full year 2016, Canadian Solar expects its guidance for total module shipments to be in the range of approximately 5.073 GW to 5.173 GW, compared to 5.4 GW to 5.5 GW as previously guided. Management expects its revenue under US GAAP for the full year 2016 to be in the range of $2.78 billion to $2.94 billion, compared to $3.0 billion to $3.2 billion as previously expected. © PHOTON
Monday, November 21, 2016
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
New York Regulators Endorse Sale Of Nuclear Plant
This is the deal thats going to suck up a huge portion of our NY carbon credits. One utility buys it from another for $100M and the State coughs up $7.6B in subsidies to keep the pork flowing and public and private jobs in place.
MB
Battery use to drive 4.5 GW global surge in storage inverters, finds IHS Markit: pv-magazine
Inverters predicted to price-decline at a rate of 13% per year!
http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/battery-use-to-drive-45-gw-global-surge-in-storage-inverters--finds-ihs-markit_100026947/#axzz4QKLU6GIl
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
BBC News: Kerry: 'Overwhelming majority' back US climate action
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Kerry: 'Overwhelming majority' back US climate action
Kerry: 'Overwhelming majority' back US climate action
The US secretary of state John Kerry says that the overwhelming majority of US citizens support the US taking action on climate change.
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Monday, November 14, 2016
Unfinished Nuclear Power Plant Sold For $111 Million
Sunny days ahead for pork-laden US nuke industry
Friday, November 11, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
BBC News: Trump presidency: Canadians ready to welcome troubled Yanks
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Trump presidency: Canadians ready to welcome troubled Yanks
Trump presidency: Canadians ready to welcome troubled Yanks
Canadians visiting the border town of Niagara Falls weigh in on whether Americans will come north
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Oil giants dig up $1bn for climate change fund, but renewable industry skeptical: pv-magazine
Fossil industry blocking tactic. Well crafted, too.
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BBC News: Brazil's President Michel Temer accused of taking bribe by Dilma Rousseff
Brazil's President Michel Temer accused of taking bribe by Dilma Rousseff - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37945377
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First Solar and Bloomberg comment on plummeting module prices
Plummeting global module prices prompted First Solar to walk away from module supply opportunities in Q3 2016 which impacted near-term bookings, Mark Widmar, First Solar's Chief Executive Officer, told analysts November 2.
First solar lowered its full-year net sales forecast to between $2.8 billion and $2.9 billion, down from a range of $3.8 billion-$4.0 billion, largely due to the revised sale timing for its California flats and Moapa projects.
The forecast for 2016 operating income was revised upwards, from $205 million-$250 million to $235 million- $255 million, but the company warned challenging market conditions had prompted it to assess its short and long-term strategic response.
Fresh module supply capacity amid dwindling Chinese demand has created an increasingly aggressive module and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) environment, Mark Widmar, Chief Executive Officer, told analysts.
"As a result of the oversupply and growing inventories, module pricing has declined at a dramatic rate in the third quarter," he said. In the fourth quarter, prices have stabilized somewhat, he noted.
Global module prices have fallen by 26% in the last year, Bloomberg said in October. Many industry experts now estimate module prices at around $0.40 per watt. MB: Maybe US prices due to tariffs, but elsewhere closer to $0.30/W based on hard quotes we have seen or have in hand.
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ArcStar Energy
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Bloomberg: How Trump Can Unravel Obama’s Climate Change Legacy
From Bloomberg, Nov 9, 2016, 3:38:35 PM
The makeup of the U.S. Senate defined President Barack Obama's limited ability to enact energy and environmental policies. The same may be true, though to a lesser extent, for Donald Trump.
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BBC News: Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump
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Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump
Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump
Countries say they are prepared to move ahead on climate change without the US if Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris agreement.
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Trump victory could mean big business for K Street Lobbyists - The Washington Post
So far the big banks, the real estate sector and the lobbyists all see a bright side.
PV Magazine Mobil: US election: solar, renewable and climate advocates cool on Trump win
They are having to work pretty hard to put even this much positive spin on the situation and outlook. See the quote about the death of reason. I would add truth and objective fact to that obituary.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
House science chairman gets heat in Texas race for being a global warming skeptic - The Washington Post
Finally, absurdities promulgated by oil-heads coming back to bite them.
PolitiFact Florida: Utility group says Amendment 1 protects seniors, but measure offers no new regulations | Tampa Bay Times
FP&L stoops to scaring geezers with BS.
Friday, November 4, 2016
Florida Groups Oppose FPL "Sham" Solar Constitutional Amendment
Brevard County groups: Vote no on solar 'sham' Amendment 1
Rick Neale , FLORIDA TODAY8:59 p.m. EDT November 3, 2016
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TITUSVILLE — Amendment 1 is a pseudo-solar initiative that was crafted to fool voters and tighten the fossil-fuel energy companies' grip on Florida's electrical grid, a variety of Brevard County groups and companies say.
"Conservatives are opposed. Liberals are opposed. Consumer groups are opposed. Environmentalists are opposed. The solar industry is opposed. Newspapers are opposed," Phil Stasik, president of the Space Coast Progressive Alliance, said during an anti-Amendment 1 news conference Thursday in Titusville.
"It seems that the only group that's supporting this amendment is the group that wrote and is financing the push for it: the monopoly utilities," Stasik said.
Press-conference participants included the progressive SCPA, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of the Space Coast, the environmentally minded Sierra Club Turtle Coast Group and Marine Resources Council, and private solar companies Clean Footprint of Cape Canaveral and the Melbourne-based Solar Energy Systems of Brevard.
The event took place at the 1903-vintage house of Bill and Betty Young on Indian River Avenue. He is president of the Orlando-based Florida Renewable Energy Association.
Solar boat showcased during anti-Amendment 1 event
Bill Young installed a grid-tied, 2.6-kilowatt photo-voltaic system on the historic home, including solar hot water equipment, in 2004-05. Initially, his electric bill dropped 50 percent. Now, he uses his home solar network to recharge his 2013 Chevrolet Volt — "the sun is filling the batteries," he said.
Young said the language of Amendment 1 opens the door for utility companies to impose "fines, fees and limitations" on homeowners who own solar panels. Specifically, he fears power companies could jack up his nighttime electric rates, nullifying any benefits of owning a solar array.
"I don't want to be fined because I paid money for this," he said, pointing at the solar panels on his roof.
Deborah Longman-Marien, chairwoman of the Sierra Club Turtle Coast Group, labeled Amendment 1 "a wolf in sheep's clothing" that was created and financed by Florida's electric utilities to protect their monopoly markets and limit consumer-owned solar.
"Big utilities have spent over $21 million already on this sham. I personally have received, in my little condo up in Viera, four separate mailings, at least. Maybe five. At least two phone calls on this. And have seen numerous television ads about this. That's big-money backing if you're seeing that many mailings and advertisements," Longman-Marien said.
Hiaasen: Solar amendment is a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Wes Morrison, Clean Footprint chief of sales and marketing, said his company is installing solar panels all over Massachusetts and Maryland — "and we're locked out of the Florida market."
"This isn't a left-wing thing. This isn't a right-wing thing. This is a truth thing. We're getting tired of being lied to. We're tired of being misled," Morrison said.
On the airwaves, WMMB-AM conservative radio host Bill Mick criticized Amendment 1 on his talk show Thursday morning.
"A lawsuit has been filed to stop Amendment 1 votes from being counted. I like the idea," Mick wrote in a blog post. "The Amendment is deceptive at best and the ads for it are lying to us all."
Contact Neale at 321-242-3638, rneale@floridatoday.com or follow @RickNeale1 on Twitter
FLORIDA TODAY: Reject Amendment 1's sneak attack on solar power
Monty Bannerman
ArcStar Energy
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Thursday, November 3, 2016
FS does first community solar
MCE sign PPA for First Solar’s 40 MW Little Bear PV plant in California
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US thin-film module producer First Solar Inc. announced that MCE has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for electricity generated from 40 MW of First Solar's Little Bear solar project in Fresno County, California, USA. The project, designed to be built out eventually to 160 MW, is anticipated to begin construction in 2019, with commissioning expected in 2020. As leading community choice aggregator (CCA) in California, MCE offers their customers the benefits of locally controlled, competitively priced renewable energy options. The Little Bear PPA is First Solar's first with a CCA. In the agreement, MCE will initially purchase electricity from Little Bear's 40 MW first phase, with an option to expand up to the project's full 160 MW as their load increases through potential expansion. More details of the deal were not disclosed. © PHOTON
Monty Bannerman
ArcStar Energy
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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