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Tesla Is Under Fire for Using Underpaid Foreign Workers to Work on Its Factory

Tesla Is Under Fire for Using Underpaid Foreign Workers to Work on Its Factory

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Regulation & Policy 6
New York’s Full Value Tariff Could Be a Radical Departure From Net Metering

New York’s Full Value Tariff Could Be a Radical Departure From Net Metering

New York energy bills could start looking more like cable or cellphone bills.

by Katherine Tweed
Policy 7
Update: Stem’s Response to the California SGIP Subsidy Award Process Imbroglio

Update: Stem’s Response to the California SGIP Subsidy Award Process Imbroglio

The behind-the-meter energy storage firm volunteers to cancel half of its awarded funds.

by Eric Wesoff
Grid Edge 2
Energy Jobs: SunEd CFO Terminated, Plus Tesla, PG&E, Gardner Capital, PVComplete, Simply Solar
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Energy Jobs: SunEd CFO Terminated, Plus Tesla, PG&E, Gardner Capital, PVComplete, Simply Solar

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC

by Eric Wesoff
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Demand Response 1
Viridity Energy Raises $8.5M to Expand Its Virtual Power Plant Software

Viridity Energy Raises $8.5M to Expand Its Virtual Power Plant Software

One of the earliest players in the field raises money to expand in an increasingly competitive market.

by Jeff St. John
Policy 16
Trump’s New Energy Adviser Is a Climate Change Skeptic

Trump’s New Energy Adviser Is a Climate Change Skeptic

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
State Bulletin: This Week’s Must-Read Clean Energy Policy News
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State Bulletin: This Week’s Must-Read Clean Energy Policy News

Arizona regulators reject utility-owned residential solar proposal, Exelon seeks funding for struggling nuclear plants, Kansas opens docket to study value of EV charging, and more.

by Julia Pyper |
People 13
AES President: Solar Is ‘the Future’ but Utility Buy-In Is a Must

AES President: Solar Is ‘the Future’ but Utility Buy-In Is a Must

“Most utilities—can’t speak for all of them—aren’t big, bad guys.”

by Julia Pyper
Grid Optimization 83
Let’s Not Settle for Off-Grid Solar Because It’s ‘Good Enough’ for the Energy Poor

Let’s Not Settle for Off-Grid Solar Because It’s ‘Good Enough’ for the Energy Poor

PowerGen CEO Sam Slaughter asks: How much energy access is enough?

by Sam Slaughter
GTM Statcast: The Week in Energy in Less Than 60 Seconds
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GTM Statcast: The Week in Energy in Less Than 60 Seconds

What is it on slide 22 that has the CEO of SunPower scratching his head? That stat and more this week.

by Nicolas Rinaldi |
Fossil Fuels 4
The Cost of Low Oil Prices: 350,000 Jobs Have Been Cut in the Oil and Gas Sectors Globally

The Cost of Low Oil Prices: 350,000 Jobs Have Been Cut in the Oil and Gas Sectors Globally

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Energy Storage 75
Tesla Confirms Details of Powerwall Improvements

Tesla Confirms Details of Powerwall Improvements

The company is simplifying procedures for installers. It also confirms 2,500 units sold.

by Jason Deign
Fossil Fuels 2
This Scientist’s GIF Shows in a Stark New Way How the Planet Is Warming

This Scientist’s GIF Shows in a Stark New Way How the Planet Is Warming

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Other Energy 3
The Energy Gang Live: We Talk Market Turmoil, Trump Versus Clinton, and New York’s Market Reform
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The Energy Gang Live: We Talk Market Turmoil, Trump Versus Clinton, and New York’s Market Reform

A candid take on the week’s energy and cleantech news.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Optimization 6
Utilities Are Making Progress on Rebuilding the Grid. But More Work Needs to Be Done

Utilities Are Making Progress on Rebuilding the Grid. But More Work Needs to Be Done

America’s grid still needs an additional $177 billion in investment between now and 2025.

by Katherine Tweed
Energy Storage 2
Behind-the-Meter Battery Acquisition: Engie Takes Majority Stake in Green Charge

Behind-the-Meter Battery Acquisition: Engie Takes Majority Stake in Green Charge

The first big acquisition in the space puts a big balance sheet behind the startup’s storage tech as it faces rivals like Stem and Tesla.

by Jeff St. John
Software & Apps 34
Have We Been Trying to Build the Energy-Smart Home All Wrong?

Have We Been Trying to Build the Energy-Smart Home All Wrong?

An interview with Tendril CEO Adrian Tuck: “I think if we’re successful here, people won’t think about what we do.”

by Stephen Lacey
Solar Finance & VC 15
SolarCity Stock Down 26% on Weak Guidance, Vivint Free of SunEdison, SolarEdge Still Strong

SolarCity Stock Down 26% on Weak Guidance, Vivint Free of SunEdison, SolarEdge Still Strong

Earnings season shows mixed results for solar installers and hardware vendors.

by Eric Wesoff
Mobility 0
Hyperloop Company Achieves Speed Breakthrough for ‘Passive Levitation’ Transportation

Hyperloop Company Achieves Speed Breakthrough for ‘Passive Levitation’ Transportation

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Grid Edge 0
Energy Jobs: Apple, SunEdison, Smarter Grid Solutions, Power Survey, FirstFuel, Solaria, IronRidge

Energy Jobs: Apple, SunEdison, Smarter Grid Solutions, Power Survey, FirstFuel, Solaria, IronRidge

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC

by Eric Wesoff
Wind Markets & Policy 3
China Plans to Triple Its Wind Power Capacity by 2030

China Plans to Triple Its Wind Power Capacity by 2030

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

by Stephen Lacey
Markets & Policy 3
NRG to Lay Off 500 Employees With Restructuring of Its Home Solar Business

NRG to Lay Off 500 Employees With Restructuring of Its Home Solar Business

The company will refocus its residential solar business on the Northeast. But will it keep enough momentum to stay relevant?

by Julia Pyper
Energy Storage 8
Oil Giant Total to Acquire Battery Maker Saft for $1.1 Billion

Oil Giant Total to Acquire Battery Maker Saft for $1.1 Billion

Total is looking to create a trading unit for gas, renewable energy and power “to diversify the company’s revenue away from highly volatile oil prices.”

by Eric Wesoff
GTM Statcast: The Week in Energy in Less Than 60 Seconds
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GTM Statcast: The Week in Energy in Less Than 60 Seconds

All the stats fit to print

by Nicolas Rinaldi |
Solar 4
Earnings From SunPower, Tesla, Enphase, Plus New Funding for Sunnova, SolarCity, 1366, Siva, Nexeon

Earnings From SunPower, Tesla, Enphase, Plus New Funding for Sunnova, SolarCity, 1366, Siva, Nexeon

A roundup of recent financial action in cleantech

by Eric Wesoff