Wakeup Thoughts: This week, I posted a PSA for Broward County’s Go Solar event and they received some local news coverage as well.  While Broward is not the current hot spot, they are putting themselves in a good position to win in the future.  Sometimes the foundational work takes time but it leads to a bigger market in the long run.

News

• Report Pushes Solar Cincinnati – City Beat
• Distributed PV Power Generation to Accelerate China Market Growth – RE World
• Renewables Raise Utility Bills Despite Falling Solar and Wind Costs – greentech media
• Controversy Over Unlicensed Workers At Mass. Solar Site – Solar Industry
• County simplifies process to install rooftop solar panels – Sun-Sentinel
• Snow in Germany Cuts Solar Power Output – Bloomberg
• Middle East Beginning to Embrace Solar Energy – US News
  

Opinions

• Google’s Schmidt would bring climate activism to Obama admin – Daily Caller
• Ground-Breaking Solar Agreement Between LA and Nevada Tribe – Sierra Club
  

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Wakeup Thoughts: Featured in an article today is Jason Marks, an outgoing PRC member in New Mexico.  In his final days as a member of the Commission, Mr. Marks continues to use his pedestal to push for solar and energy diversity.  What do you use your pedestal for?

News

• SolarCity: We Sign Up A Customer Every Five Minutes – Forbes
• Outgoing PRC member goes to bat for solar energy – Alibi
• A tax we could learn to love – CNN
• Who is Buying Whom and Why – RE World
• Is Solar Power The Next Subprime Crisis? – Seeking Alpha
• Oil wary of Obama’s renewable-energy fervor – Washington Times
• Can Solar Generators Get a Toehold After Sandy? – greentech media
• California will regain solar dominance in U.S. – Solar Industry
• Proposed Solar Zone Could Be Coming To California – CleanTechnica

Opinions

• Set an example on energy reform, California – LA Times
• 11 Clean Energy Stocks for 2012 – RE world

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Wakeup Thoughts: Light the fire! The fire of Q1 is upon us soon enough.  While we enjoy our time home with our families, our thoughts go towards hitting our goals in 2013.  How are you innovating to make your goals a reality?  Time for the same old ways to be replaced by business model innovation!

News

• Garage Ventures Launches New Cleantech Fund – greentech media
• New Jersey SREC Prices Finally May Be Rebounding – Solar Industry
• Time for solar industry to hit hard at soft costs – PV-Tech
• NREL Teams with Berkeley to Analyze Solar Pricing – CleanTechnica
• RE Installations Account for 46% of New Capacity – KCET
• State lacks strategy on alternative energy, report says – LA Times
• Q3 2012 Solar Market Insight Report Overview – greentech media
• County of Marin joins state energy efficiency program – Marin Journal
  

• Not another plain-vanilla Larry Hagman eulogy – Solar Curator
• Two Book Recommendations for Solar Advocates – SolarFred
• Cleantech To Backtrack in 2013? – RE World

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Wakeup Thoughts: Light day in news today except for the news that Solar City will become SCTY this week.  I wish them the utmost success in their opening day.  Below the fold you will find a way to help SolarWakeup grow while helping your company as well.

News

• SolarCity IPO Launches This Week – greentech solar
• California Solar Company Goes Public This Week – KCET
• State’s sprint to solar power could trigger crisis – LA Times
• Obama Plans for Climate Deal as Fiscal Cliff Talks Rage – RE World
• Stop-start Ontario solar rush will soon restart … maybe – PV Magazine
• First Solar, SunPower Ink Major Deals In China – Forbes
• Solar Generators Power Sandy-Stricken Areas – WNYC

• Community Solar Shouldn’t Be This Hard – John Farrell

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