Katherine

Closed on an SMB in early 2023 serving solar & battery installers. Lover of long hikes with my Aussie.

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@SolarInMASS @FINITEkevin @jdmoran CA utilities have a demand response program, which can be seen as part of a VPP. In general, there hasn't much VPP adoption in CA yet due to lower incentive rates.

Swell has done a lot with VPPs in Hawaii and is expanding in CA. Plenty of other players in Puerto Rico too

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@chrisxmunn What an incredible clip. Amazing that he was able to distill the complexities of discriminatory economic policies into a rousing ~1min delivery. Even today, many people would still be fearful of ideas like this. We have a long way to go...

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@308Greenfield @twallyweb That's right! Certain states have a program to pay you for your production from solar (in IL 1 REC = 1 MWh). Some states/utilities (like CA) also offer cash rebates for batteries. Usually there are also bonus adders for sites in disadvantaged/low-income areas

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

"CA is planning to double zero-carbon generation by 2035 - creating an entirely new market for community solar in the next 10yrs" - Kari Smith https://t.co/XS8uGiYwqb #REplusCE #Solar #communitysolar

[Secretary Jennifer Granholm @SecGranholm]

Americans can now receive a direct tax credit on a qualifying new or used electric vehicle at participating dealers.

This means Americans have the opportunity to save up to $7,500 instantly on an EV.
https://t.co/O71jSUM0h8

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@BrandonPAdams Glad everything made it in time! Happy Holidays 🎄

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@SolarInMASS I hope so too!! We've been seeing the same thing across all project types - even small resi - and 1MW+ is backlogged for years in CA

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@Sammy_Roth Could've generated a lot more in payroll/income taxes if they hadn't let the utilities kill over 17,000 jobs

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

Container rates ⬆️
LNG ⬆️
Electricity rates ⬆️⬆️
Just as we're heading into peak energy demand season... Batteries could really show their value in this environment

[Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ @FreightAlley]

Supply chain disruptions develop fast…

A number of the major container shipping lines have stopped transversing the Red Sea

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

"Newsom’s appointees failed to consider significant “societal benefits” of rooftop solar - like resiliency benefits when solar can keep homes powered during outages and protect residents from fatal heat waves or reduced pollution from gas-fired plants in vulnerable communities"

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

Why is Gov. Gavin Newsom — a supposed climate champion — standing by silently while his appointees take a wrecking ball to California's rooftop solar market?

It’s complicated. But not as complicated as I used to think it was.

My latest @latimes column: https://t.co/CboAGPdjRs

[Secretary Jennifer Granholm @SecGranholm]

Solar and wind are slated to generate MORE electricity than coal in 2024, which would be a first in U.S. history.

America's clean energy transition will happen in our lifetimes and we will get our first glimpse of it next year.
https://t.co/YhRw9jDDup

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@bibelhausen Do you have a grasp on the volume of internal vs external emails?

My team communicates via Slack 98% of the time, so that helps me keep emails as "external only". I know you've been struggling with getting some of the team to adopt new tech tho...

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@Sammy_Roth @AriPlachta The state currently offers a cash rebate for homeowners switching to heat pumps/HPWHs with bonus adders for low-income folks

https://t.co/bTcLGBo80A

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@evelin_district Solar conferences in HI and CA

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@SolarInMASS We're seeing similar issues with the CAISO clusters too - very opaque on specific project info unless you know somebody on the inside

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@plindseyusa @Sammy_Roth @jeffsaintjohn It's massively inefficient utilities that are smothering competition from solar, not the other way around. FTC needs to get on this @linakhanFTC

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@Sammy_Roth @jeffsaintjohn Utilities are now announcing huge rate increases while effectively preventing homeowners, schools, farms, and small businesses from producing their own power. The CPUC has not held the utilities accountable in the least and is clearly not independent

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@BrandonPAdams @StrongpointRich ✋ need to design some swag tho lol

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@WilsonCompanies @BetterCeo

[Katherine @dextrasaurus]

@SolarInMASS Which utility? National Grid?