Wakeup Thoughts: Reflecting on the tragedy in CT, I can only think of the big things that those children and educators were going to achieve.  It is important that we as a whole and individually continue to achieve big things in our daily lives.

News

• Homeowners, businesses are taking notice of solar – my desert
• Solar Manufacturing Generating Jobs in San Antonio – BI
• Clear Horizon for Mexican Solar – RE World
• $1mm Program to Lower Cost of Comm’l Solar Hot Water – MassCEC
• CA Tries Again For A “Community Clean Power‘ Bill – RE World

Opinions

• Solar tax credits are a big success – Times-Picayune
• It’s time for Forsyth County to benefit from solar – Salem Journal
• ACC takes some credit for solar growth in Arizona – Biz Journals
  

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Yann

These are your top stories of the week! See what your colleagues read the most this week.

Please take a moment to reflect, think, and/or prayer for the families of the victims in Newtown, CT.  There are no words that can express the feelings that senseless tragedies like this bring forth.  Moments like this make our daily lives feel so small, enjoy the moments every day with your loved ones.

#10 Why Don’t More Solar Deals Get Funded? – @SolarPowerWrld

#9 Young Entrepreneur Bets On Bright Idea For Solar – @NPR

#8 Fraud Accusation by Solar Panel Maker – @NYTimes

#7 Solar financing startup Mosaic ‘crowd sources’ installations – @DanaHull

#6 China’s Solar Plans Are Insane – @TheEconomist

#5 Duke Energy subsidiaries on both sides of solar – @CBJEnergy

#4 Bad News For Green As SolarCity Postpones IPO – @GreenWombat

#3 12 Solar Power Myths and the Saving Grace – @PaulaMints1

#2 CEO of First Solar Doesn’t Believe in DG – @AlexisMadrigal

#1 SolarCity IPO represents a bellwether for clean energy – @KatieFehren

Have a great weekend!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: What do we learn from the SCTY IPO success? 1. Solar downstream will save the entire value chain, the customer needs solutions 2. Solar is a financial sector and the market understood the difference to a certain extent.  Congrats again to the SCTY team!! SunRun…you’re up!

News

• After Cutting IPO Price, SolarCity Leaps in First Day – DealBook
  
• SolarCity Shares Up 50% In Market Debut – Forbes
• Photos: SolarCity rings the opening NASDAQ bell – gigaom
• After The IPO: What Lies Ahead For Solar City – WSJ
• CEO of First Solar Doesn’t Believe in Distributed Generation – Atlantic
• US Solar Industry Pessimistic on China Tariffs – AOL
• Solar firms probed in getting public money – Washington Post
• China’s New Solar Target: 40 GW By 2015 – CleanTechnica

Opinions

• Why don’t more solar deals get funded? – Yann Brandt
  
• Solar Panels for Every Home – Kennedy and Crane

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Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: It seems like today is the day, SolarCity will begin trading on the NASDAQ exchange.  I may sound repetitive but the success of SolarCity is very important to all of us.  It means an exit is possible for investors in our sector and that means real financial value to each and everyone of us, especially SCTY competitors.  Congrats to all on the SCTY team!!! 

News

• SolarCity to Open at $8 Per Share on NASDAQ – greentech media
• SolarCity Said to Price Its I.P.O. at $8 a Share – DealBook
• GOP’s Solyndra point man says Romney dropped ball – The Hill
• Cleantech VCs Count Profit and Loss from Investments – AOL
• Solar Hot Water: Good Enough For Alaska, also For California – KCET
• Solar costs could fall below 50 cents a watt by 2017 – gigaom
• Record US Solar PV Installations of 1.2 GW in Q4 – greentech solar
• LDK Solar Hires Citigroup to Pursue ‘Flexibility’ on Debt – Bloomberg
• China doubles solar subsidies, U.S.-listed stocks jump – Reuters

Opinions

• Solar Marketing Strategy vs Tactics: Know the Difference – Tor Valenza
• Young Entrepeneuer Bets On Bright Idea For Solar Energy – NPR
• Can Renewables Still Attract Investment? – RE World

Help SolarWakeup grow! If 10 or more of your company colleagues sign up, I will put up a banner to help get the word out about an event, training or other public service announcement for a whole week.  It is not meant to advertise your product directly, but announce something that helps the industry.  Help get the word out and you can subscribe at solarwakeup.com/subscribe

Have a great day!

Yann