Newsletters
Monthly news, tips, and insights from the Corbae Creative team
2020 and Climate Commitments, February 2020
We’re only a month and a half into 2020, and it’s already been an adventure! Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to climate action, Delta Airlines committing to become carbon neutral by 2030, EY committed to becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2020. Even BP is getting...
Welcome to a New Solar Decade! Are You Ready? January 2020
Happy new year! And welcome to the Solar+ Decade, as coined by SEIA last fall. It’s 2020, a decade often used to denote the future in literature and predictions. The classic movie, Bladerunner, took place in 2019. I am thankful we’re not so dystopian as predicted by...
Happy Holidays from the Corbae Team! December 2019
Although my kids have been wishing fervently for snow the past couple of weeks, here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s only snowing in the mountains. Just the way I like it! I do have to admit that it is much easier to get into the holiday spirit when snow coats the...
In Gratitude for this Solar Journey! November 2019
It is Thanksgiving this week in the U.S., and I’d like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to everyone who reads this newsletter, to the amazing team that makes up Corbae, and to all of the colleagues and friends I’ve made along my solar and sustainability...
Solar and Smart Energy’s Story is Just Getting Started, October 2019
I have made the joke more than once recently that solar years seem to equate to regular years like dog years do. Although SPI was just a few short weeks ago, it already seems like ages ago. And yet, I am still going to talk about it. Going back to Salt Lake City was,...
Solar and Sustainable Development Goals, September 2019
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about supply chains, manufacturing processes, and sustainable practices. Despite the “plastic straw pushback”, I have been working to make changes where I can for my family to eliminate plastic packaging. The less we use, the less is...
Solar Power International is Just Around the Corner, August 2019
Despite my slight reservations about Solar Power International being held in Salt Lake City this year, I’m getting excited to go. After so many years in the industry, it really is like an annual reunion. This year, the talk on the show floor will be interesting. With...
Dear Solar: We Still Need to Work on That Image, July 2019
I read a great overview about how solar works in a recent Popular Mechanics article. It was well-written and provided an excellent overview. This paragraph stuck with me, however: But for all their importance, solar panels still feel mysterious. Stiff and slightly...
Solar, Where Ya’ Goin’? June 2019
I have had some interesting conversations about solar lately. In several conversations the idea of the electrical grid joining the internet of things (IoT) and what impacts that will have on solar and solar software has come up. In most conversations, people see the...
Hone Your Solar Message, May 2019
Last week SEIA released a new fact sheet on solar soft costs. Soft costs include installation labor, permits, and “overhead” costs such as marketing, sales, and administration; everything but the hardware installed. Hardware prices have gone down enough that the...