Powerfin Partners

WHAT: 2019 Solar Austin Summer Solstice Celebration
WHEN: Friday, June 21, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Sauce Odyssey (1403 E 7th St)

Get your $10 ticket here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-solar-austin-summer-solstice-celebration-tickets-62544116135

Solar Austin is passionate about solar policy and technology, but they also like to have fun. There will be live music, free beer (courtesy of Texas Beer Company), free cider (courtesy of Texas Keeper Cider) and solar car racing for the kids (and fun-loving adults). Sauce Odyssey has delicious food - including vegan options - and an inviting shady location with plenty of seating, hammocks and games.

Come have fun, eat, and drink, while getting to know other members of our community of solar advocates right here in Austin.

We look forward to celebrating the solstice—and community—with you on June 21st!

2019 Solar Austin Summer Solstice Celebration We are excited to invite you to Solar Austin’s second annual Summer Solstice Celebration! Please join us to celebrate our precious solar resources and community advocacy for renewable energy on the longest day of the year. We’re passionate about solar policy and technology, but we also like to h...

A good article from the Austin Chronicle on PowerFin's community solar development in East Austin, on how it will be made affordable to low-income residents by Austin Energy.

Austin Energy’s New Low-Income Solar Deal Utility wants to enact a heavily reduced rate for those enrolled in its customer assistance program

PowerFin President Tuan Pham will be speaking on the panel "Texas and the Southeast Market Outlook" at this week's Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit in San Diego. This panel will take place on Tuesday at 9:30am.

Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit - Executive Briefing Agenda

Great write-up on Slate.com about our program with CPS Energy:

Take Our Solar Panels, Please! San Antonio’s Brilliant New Business Model for Renewable Energy. The business model surrounding rooftop solar has changed dramatically in the past decade. Several years ago early adopters had to spend a lot of money to buy expensive home systems—with no hope of recouping their investments. As prices of silicon panels came down, homeowners in the next wave could look...

We're partnering with CPS Energy to bring San Antonio an innovative affordable rooftop solar program! http://newsroom.cpsenergy.com/news-releases/powerfin-brings-solarhost-first-of-its-kind-rooftop-solar-program-to-san-antonio/

PowerFin Brings SolarHost, First-of-its-Kind, Rooftop Solar Program to San Antonio - CPS Energy... PowerFin Partners and CPS Energy announced SolarHost TM, a groundbreaking pilot program that will allow participants to host photovoltaic systems on their rooftops in exchange for credits on their energy bill.

Catching up on our summer reading and finding out about a study from UC Berkeley that says the specific location of distributed solar can provide a big benefit for a utility's circuits:
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solars-value-for-grid-circuits-not-much-on-average-but-huge-for-a-handful

Solar’s Value for Grid Circuits: Not Much on Average, but Huge for a Handful : Greentech Media UC Berkeley research finds that well-placed PV is yielding big savings on PG&E’s distribution grid.

Solar as a grid resource? You bet - several TX utilities are headed in the right direction.

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/how-to-deploy-solar-as-a-grid-resource

How Utilities and Solar Developers Can Deploy PV as a Grid Resource : Greentech Media RMI’s James Sherwood outlines four ways to make solar a grid asset.

Well written article about innovative solar models. CPS Energy is moving in this direction with their new "Rent the Roof" program. In addition to the operational value referenced in the article, CPS Energy is bringing the benefits of roof top solar to underserved communities.

How to Deploy Solar as a Grid Resource There’s an opportunity to use distributed PV to better utilize the existing electricity system, which not only makes that PV more valuable to the...

Got Sun? Go Solar!

CPS Energy releases RFP for rooftop solar project - San Antonio Business Journal CPS Energy is looking for a few good homes and small businesses for a new rooftop solar project