Wakeup Thoughts: Solar ‘green pork’ comes up in the VP debate last night, how much was true? Let’s support our friends in NC as they face a potential fight to save their industry.

Have a great weekend!

• Feedback and More Details on the China Anti-Dumping Case – greentech solar
• Ryan complains of ‘green pork’ and fact-checkers swat him down – grist
• Ryan slams ‘green pork’ in stimulus law – The Hill
• For Solar Panel Industry, a Volley of Trade Cases – New York Times
• Solar Silicon to Bottom as China Halts Factory Expansion – Bloomberg
• Solyndra bankruptcy plan is opposed by IRS, Energy Dept. – Post-Gazette
• Solyndra Sues Suntech Holdings Over Antitrust Claims – Bloomberg
• Bankrupt solar firm, DOE facing scrutiny over panel problems – Fox News
• Factbox: Obama, Romney positions on energy policy – Reuters
• Clean-energy jobs still growing in N.C. – Charlotte Observer
• N.C. may end credits for renewable energy as part of tax reform – Biz Journals

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @ViridianEnergy

Have a great weekend!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: DoC announces tariffs, higher for some and lower for a few.  Key point right now is that DoC did not expand to panels, hopefully some clarity for the solar industry.  VP debates tonight, let’s see where solar fits in.

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• U.S. slaps higher tariffs on some Chinese solar cells – GIGA om
• U.S. Commerce Dept. Hammers Chinese Solar Manufacturers – Solar Power World
• Final Commerce Determination on Chinese Solar Cell Tariffs – greentech solar
• Groups Spent $11 Million On Solyndra Ads, But They Didn’t Work – Think Progress
• Treasury Dept. Fingers Solarcity in Exploration of Solar Leasing – ILSR
• SunPower did not receive subpoena in federal solar grant probe – Reuters
• Treasury conducting probe of stimulus program for solar panels – The Hill
• California’s renewable-energy plans may hinge on presidential race – LA Times
• The Ten Biggest PV Solar Plants Operating in the US Today – greentech solar
• Solar shines in Catawba County – Charlotte Observer

• Is Natural Gas Killing Solar? – AOL Energy
• Our Energy Future Is Bleak – Business Insider
• 74% of America: Climate Change Is Affecting Weather in U.S. – HuffPo

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @jhoysradt

Have a great day!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: Coverage of financial innovations in solar continues to impress, and IPO of SolarCity news coverage trending positive; which is great!

Have a great day!

• SolarCity’s IPO Bid Shows Solar Sector’s Upside – greentech solar
• Solar in North Carolina: Tax Equity Strategies – AOL Energy
• Solar REITs: A Better Way to Invest in Solar – Forbes
• Treasury watchdog probes solar tax grant program – Reuters
• Solar Industry Split as Tariffs Loom on China – Business Week
• US set to give final decision on Chinese solar panel duties – Reuters
• Change in utility’s solar plans prompts ideological pirouette – Saporta Report
• SEIA Enters Two New Industry Partnerships – Solar Industry
• St. Lucie County nonprofit partnership to expand loans – TC Palm
• SolarCity Reveals Details Investigation In Pre-IPO Documents – Solar Industry

• Romney’s words at odds with record – Nashua Telegraph
• Bankrupt Abound Solar now under investigation in Colorado – Malkin
• Opinion: All Solar Wants is a Level Playing Field – Sacramento Bee

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @enriqueselva

Have a great day!

Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: Loaded day in Solar news today…subsidies, tariffs, politics, IPOs and plenty of opinions.  Your Solar peers are opining, what do you think about while running your business?

Have a great day!

• Do We Need Subsidies for Solar and Wind Power?– Wall Street Journal
• Solar Venture Funding Falls to Lowest Since 2008: Mercom– Bloomberg
• New Mass. green jobs numbers questioned– Telegram
• Tool to calculate benefit of rooftop solar in Cambridge, Mass – BoingBoing
• SolarCity’s IPO: The Risks – Forbes
• Solar businesses alive and well in New Mexico– Seattle pi
• SolarCity’s IPO Bid Shows Solar Sector’s Upside– Energy Collective
• China solar-dumping decision will send messages – Oregon Live
• ‘Solar Team’ candidates offer a choice – Arizona Republic

• Call Out The Solar Schemers Before They Sink Us All– Solar Power World
• Discontinuing Maine’s renewable energy standards is a mistake– BDN Maine
• Shah: Growing US Solar Industry Needs More Progress– greentechsolar
• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in U.S. Solar Dispute – Solar Power World

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @philipmasiello

Have a great day!

Yann