Subject: Andy Stettner on the Solar Tarrifs, 100 Greenest Cities, and 2018 Renewables Investment Outlook
From: "Tom Croft" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 07:04:45 -0500 (EST)

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March 1, 2018
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Solar Tariffs, 100 Clean Cities, and the Inexorable Momentum Toward Clean Energy

Dear H,
Our good friend Andrew Stettner, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation, recently
co-authored a piece with Policy Associate Amanda Novello, concerning the recent 
tariff on solar cells. Andy shows that this decision, while complex, could inadvertently
assist with a resurgence in domestic manufacturing.
Century Foundation is also the lead sponsor of the "High-Wage America" project which
we helped kicked off in Pittsburgh back in October. The next stop on the Heartland
Cities Tour is Monday, March 12 in Cleveland. Among other things, we'll focus on
 some exciting wind power developments on the Lake. If you're in the neighborhood,
register to join us [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001b6i_RBKiUMaYkD3l70z4PpvxRQK8knz2Jhgy3nQkSXFxrcd-LM2gYea9NEcj5TjJN_ZwoKbTaruNUOd-MH3pQ-N5X1s2izIXy91DUwL6fWj2rNDjxYhofjMbRLcDtWW3mfegXKeBk1FDjVubwXKysYiY0Um4PZpAnQ5mcNkzLMPTqZNzW51uR69xvUJ7Ex2lNpcrBIai5qXgkCbHqMtBUfjLc7uAyst5mcbpOyxfW9k=&c=WwQiae9sNm4aTvDYwiutqk3-_9h7yI9DAU6Qn-W53-TiqXyrDyUnkw==&ch=HfubFGhTOssK8mPc19Ml21lYkAeemY9Ote8CsSQIdJtQIggUquyxzw==].
Courtesy of Inside Climate News, see where your city stacks up in this incredible
list of 100 global cities now powered by renewable energy as their primary source.
And then take a look at the 2018 Outlook on renewable financing from ACORE and Jason
Steinberg, which did some trend guess work on how the turbulence in tax, tariff 
and regulatory policy change will affect wind, solar and renewable energies. Like
the complex tariff case, the good news/bad news overall is that despite some of 
the hand-wringing, the momentum toward renewing America is moving forward.
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Solar Panel Tariffs Shine a Light on Fair Trade
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"Protectionism." "Tariffs." There are few words that so powerfully conjure up regressive
economics and policy, with visions of 1920s isolationism and its fallout at the 
end of that decade. Concerns about such a regression produced a furor over the Trump
administration's recent decision to impose tariffs on solar cells, with critics 
concerned not only about the policy's possible economic effects but also about how
the tariffs would slow the country's necessary move to renewable energy. However,
heeding these critics would not only worsen the United States' transition to a clean
economy but threaten the bedrock principles of fair trade that have united leaders
from Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan.
What is fair trade? Put simply, it's the idea that foreign companies and foreign
 nations should adhere to a fair and established set of rules when engaging economically,
and refers especially to those standards established by trade deals like NAFTA and
multinational organizations like the World Trade Organization. These regulations
 are meant to protect not only corporations and state governments, but also the 
workers at every strata of the labor force and the citizens at every level of society.
In the words of former senator Byron Dorgan, "If our producers can't compete, shame
on us. But requiring our producers compete when the game is rigged is fundamentally
wrong." The ultimate goal of fair trade is to allow working people (not just corporations)
across the world to increase their prosperity and protect the health of our shared
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More than 100 Cities Worldwide Now Powered Primarily by Renewable Energy
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As the price of renewable energy drops, more cities are cutting the cord with fossil
fuel-based electricity.
A new report released Tuesday by the environmental group CDP finds that more than
100 cities worldwide now get the majority of their power-70 percent or more-from
 renewables. That's up from 42 in 2015, when countries pledged to cut greenhouse
 gas emissions in the Paris climate agreement.
CDP notes that more than 40 of those cities are now powered entirely by renewables,
including Burlington, Vermont, which gets its electricity from a combination of 
wind, solar, hydro and biomass. Burlington will have more company within the next
20 years-58 U.S. cities, including Atlanta and San Diego, having announced plans
 to do the same.
London-based CDP, which tracks climate-related commitments by corporations and governments,
looked at 570 cities across the globe for the report. The group defines renewables
as solar, wind, hydro, wave power, biomass, geothermal-or all non-nuclear and non-fossil
fuel sources-and includes cities where electricity from clean energy sources is 
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2018 Outlook: Resilient Investors Cautiously Optimistic for New Year
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The uncertainty surrounding tax reform kept many U.S. renewables investors in "wait-and-see"
mode throughout 2017. Those brave enough to push forward despite the political backdrop
did so vigilantly, with many expending additional financial and legal resources 
to keep their options open. Each legislative turn drove new scenarios and document
drafts.
Without a confirmed corporate tax rate or tax reform timeline until nine days before
the new year, project capital stacks remained opaque, delaying many project finance,
and mergers and acquisition (M&A) processes. That said, thanks to lobbyist efforts,
the final bill was a noticeable improvement since the U.S. House first proposed 
numerous industry killing items. With firms still digging through the details, 2018
will start slowly as many investors recalibrate their paths forward. We expect an
active second half of 2018 with the potential to accelerate in Q2.
Additionally, we expect technology companies will plug some gaps in the tax equity
market due to their increased tax liabilities from the repatriation of overseas 
profits. The top tech giants have approximately $700 billion of cash overseas they
intend to bring back to the U.S. These companies have invested in and receive power
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