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#10 TN attorney general says solar exemption is unconstitutional – WBIR

#9 Renewable energy subsidies seen as winners in election – The Gazette

#8 This truck is bringing Solar Energy to New York – Mashable

#7 How the election looks from 37,000 feet – grist

#6 Hope and Change: Part 2 – Thomas Friedman

#5 Michigan clean energy proposal defeated – The Hill

#4 California’s Voters Say Yes to Solar – get solar

#3 Solar: America’s Fastest Growing Job-Creation Engine? – Forbes

#2 What Happens When the ITC Expires? – greentech solar

#1 Solar Tariffs Upheld, but May Not Help in U.S. – NY Times

Have a great weekend!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: The feedback recently has been that the SolarWakeup seems to cover the negative quite a bit.  It is not by design, I wish that there was more positive than negative.  It is up to us to make that happen, not because there is a lack of positive but we are failing to make the positive known.  Write an op-ed, contact a reporter or send me the info; it will be made public, and it will lead.

News

• What To Expect From Washington Post-Election – Solar Industry
• What will the election mean for renewable energy? – Examiner
• What a Cabinet shake-up could mean for energy – grist
• California’s Voters Say Yes to Solar – get solar
• Can Solar Follow Wind into Power Trading Market? – greentech media
• Chinese Companies Register Opposition To Tariffs – Solar Industry
• What Obama Can Learn From German Solar Success – policy mic

Opinions

• Cut the power of fossil fuel – LA Times
• This truck is bringing Solar Energy to New York – Mashable

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @SolarEnergyNet
  

Have a great weekend!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: The last time we had a President in a second term, we got the 30% ITC for the solar industry.  What will happen in this second term? Will Congress continue to use renewable energy as a talking point? Leaders opine and comment in today’s news.

News

• Solar Tariffs Upheld, but May Not Help in U.S. – NY Times
• Renewable energy seen as winners in election – Iowa Gazette
• EU Raises Duty Threat on Chinese Solar Panels – Bloomberg
• MI Rejects Increase to Renewable Energy Requirement – Bloomberg
• What can we expect now from Obama on energy and climate? – grist
• Renewable Energy Industry Weighs In On Obama Victory – RE World
• Abound’s DOE reports shed light on bankruptcy – Colorado Business
• Renewable energy leaders respond to results – Power Engineering
• Energy Pricing Index – DG Energy

• Five Clean-Tech Actions for President Obama – Ron Pernick
• Letter: Fee would kill solar industry – The Advocate
• Green groups tout election results as victory for clean energy – The Hill
• Obama’s Reelection Means for America’s Energy Future – Mary Hitt
  

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @SolarBoy2013
  

Have a great day!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: President Obama wins re-election and will serve another 4 years in the White House.  In yesterday’s poll, 62.5% of you said solar was the deciding factor for your vote.  The all encompassing feeling from SolarWakeup readers was positive about President Obama’s win.  So is it fair to say we have heard the last of Solyndra?

News

• Cleantech sector a bullet as Obama to take Presidency – GIGA OM
• Silicon Valley Execs on Obama Win – Biz Journal
• Green Jobs Depend on Obama Win – Bloomberg
• Getting Utilities and Developers on the Same Page – greentech solar
• Blame China for Solar Manufacturer Bankruptcies? Yes. – RE World
• Preparing the power grid for the next Sandy – CNN Money
• Solar Energy in Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath – get solar
• China’s LDK Solar to Keep Humming – WSJ
• Michigan clean energy proposal defeated – The Hill

• Hope and Change: Part Two – Thomas Friedman
• Sungevity founder: time for solar is now – Oakland Local

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @daenergymon
  

Have a great day!

Yann