Rooftop Solar Has Powerful Enemies | Clean Power Hour Ep.50 (Anniversary edition!)

Today on the Clean Power Hour Episode 50! Celebrating a year of CPH with John Weaver: Rooftop solar being blocked by powerful lobby groups including EEI (Edison Electric Institute); Update on the new solar iROSA at ISS; #Tesla signs deal with new home builder to outfit whole community with Solar Roof, Powerwall, and EV chargers; Sin City is going solar, thanks to MGM Resorts International ($MGM), who just launched a new 100-megawatt (MW) solar array; Tata power energizes country's largest carport (6.2 MW); Jinko working on 30% efficient hybrid solar cell; Resi flow battery manufacturer coming to America and much more clean energy transition news. **Please subscribe to the channel**Likes, shares and comments are awesome - do it! **Hit that bell for the energy transitionLet’s grow solar! -Tim Montague, host & creator, @TGMontague on TwitterThe electric utility anti-rooftop solar playbook: Blocking Rooftop Solar, includes seven case studies from around the nation exposing the specific actions taken, which sometimes were illegal, and quite often were manipulative.https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/06/28/the-electric-utility-anti-rooftop-solar-playbook/Tesla signs deal with new home builder to outfit whole community with solar, Powerwall, and chargershttps://electrek.co/2021/06/22/tesla-signs-deal-new-home-builder-to-outfit-whole-community-solar-powerwall-chargers/ Sin City is going solar, thanks to MGM Resorts introduces 100-megawatt solar array to power 13 hotels on Las Vegas Striphttps://electrek.co/2021/06/29/mgm-resorts-introduces-100-megawatt-solar-array-to-power-13-hotels-on-las-vegas-strip/ Tata power energizes country's largest carport, 6. 2 mw 30k square meters, 7.4 acres; Notably This carport in an addition to the list of Tata Power’s previous large solar solutions including the world’s largest rooftop (16MW) at a single location at Radhasoami Satsanghttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tata-motors-tata-power-inaugurate-indias-largest-solar-carport-in-pune/articleshow/83631797.cmshttps://www.tatapowersolar.com/project/16-mw-rooftop-solar-power-system-rssb-ees-beas/1366 Technologies (kerfless solar cell manufacturer) expanding into India, merges with perovskite companyhttps://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2021/06/24/1366-technologies-to-open-2-gw-wafer-factory-in-india Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com