Finance geeks, this episode is for you! Latin America has had one of the fastest-growing renewable energy markets on the planet for the past several years, but nobody ever talks about it. We aim to correct that in this wide-ranging interview with Adam James, Deputy Director of Global Strategy and Policy with SolarCity. Who’s got the hottest auction design? Who’s growing at eye-popping rates? Who screwed up their incentive program so badly that nobody wants to invest there anymore? And what are some outside-the-box ideas about how to get capital flowing into distributed energy systems in the developing world? Plus: oblique Prince references! (RIP)
Geek rating: 8
Guest: Adam James, Deputy Director of Global Strategy and Policy at SolarCity, former global demand analyst for Greentech Media, and the founder and CEO of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), an organization devoted to providing young people with the tools they need to impact clean energy policy.
On Twitter: @Adam_S_James
On the Web: Articles by Adam James at Greentech Media
Recording date: May 6, 2016
Air date: June 15, 2016
Links
Adam James: Article archive at Greentech Media
Clean Energy Leadership Institute
Chris Nelder: “Wind to Double and Solar to Triple in 6 Years, Says IEA” (July 10, 2013)
The Times of India: “India won’t need extra power plants for next three years, says government report” (Jun 2, 2016)
Gavin Bade, Utility Dive: “Exelon to shut Clinton, Quad Cities nuclear plants after Illinois bill stalls” (June 2, 2016)
Peter Maloney, Utility Dive: “‘Straight uphill’: Power sector reforms face tough path in gridlocked Illinois legislature” (Apr 12, 2016)
Jamie Johnson and Laurie Guevara-Stone, RMI: “Fannie Mae’s Financing for Solar: A Game Changer for the Solar Industry” (Jun 1, 2016)
Shreya Jai, Business Standard: “India-US to forge $1 bn alliance for renewable energy” (Jun 7, 2016)
Photo credit: By Richie Diesterheft from Chicago, IL, USA – Hilled Paradise of Windmills [Tilarán]Uploaded by mangostar, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7131692
