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News

• Clinton to Solar Companies: “You Just Can’t Be Deterred” – RE World
• Red, White and Green shows clean energy growth biggest in some red states – Clean Energy Authority
• SPI 2012: The Solar CEOs Weigh In – greentechmedia
• Solar Energy Industries gives General Motors #1 ranking – NY Daily News
• U.S. Solar Industry Bracing for Utility Backlash Over Metering – Bloomberg
• SPI 2012: PV Module Makers Must Differentiate or Perish – greentechmedia
• 5 Things to Know about Solyndra in 2012 Election Cycle – CleanTechnica
• Another U.S. Solar Manufacturer Shuts Down – Forbes

Opinions

• Pickens Picks Romney for Energy over Obama – Consumer Energy Report
• The $90 Billion Crowd-funded Energy Access Opportunity – Huffington Post
• Notes from SPI: Pick Your Permitting Poison – Solar Power World Magazine

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @Cheynman

Have a great day!  Safe travels home

Yann

 I will be speaking today in room 311A on Solar Project Finance in Florida @ 10:30am.

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News

• Solar: The Best of Times; The Worst of Times – Power Engineering
• Solar Industry Faces Uphill Battle Amid Politics And Scandal – Solar Industry
• Chain Stores Said to Lead Firms in Use of Sun Power – NY Times
• Stat of the Day: Top 20 Commercial Solar Users in the U.S. – greentechsolar
• Gov. Brewer: AZ 2nd Nationally in Solar Development – Yuma News
• SPI 2012: Solar Industry Moving ‘Forward, Together’ – greentechsolar
• Solar panel power is rocking it in the U.S. in 2012 – GigaOM
• Feds to Close Comments on Energy Loan Roadblock – kcet
• Solar Celebrates, Readies for an Attack From Consumer Reports – greentechsolar
• GOP lawmaker wants to freeze state’s RPS – Journal Sentinel

Opinions

• Career Choices According to Election Results – Huffington Post
• Google Data: Voters May Not Care About Solyndra – US News
• China’s Solyndra Economy – Wall Street Journal
• The Growing Might of Solar Power – New York Times
• Solar: We’re Not An Issue We’re An Industry – Solar Power World

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @CynthiaRingoDBL

Have a great day!  See you on the SPI floor

Yann

Please take a moment to reflect on the anniversary of 9/11 today.

SPI started with a great CEO Panel, a diverse group of executives discussed the current and future state of the solar industry.  Follow along with #SPICon.  Please help us grow by telling your friends and colleagues to subscribe today!

News

• U.S. Solar Installs More Than Doubled in Second Quarter – Bloomberg
• Is The U.S. Solar Boom Slowing Down? – Forbes
• Why Solar Power International Matters – AOL Energy
• California’s 1-GW Solar Milestone: What Does It Mean? – greentechsolar
• Firms unite to showcase Wisconsin’s solar sector – Journal Sentinel
• See where NM ranked as solar rose nationwide – BizJournals
• Cong. Waxman on Alternative Energy, the Environment – Beverly Hills Patch

Opinions

• Solar energy trade wars – enough is enough – FT
• Obama’s Crony Capitalism – FOX Business
• Solar energy innovations show California is generating success – Press-Telegram
• Romney’s Energy Plan: Back to a Fossil Fuel Future – Pacific Standard
• Obama’s Solar Fail – American Interest

Reports

• RED, WHITE & GREEN: The True Colors of America’s Clean Tech Jobs (Report) 
• U.S. Solar Market Insight (Report)

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @JamesRatchford

Have a great day!  See you on the SPI floor

Yann

  Make sure you download a copy of two excellent reports in today’s SolarWakeup.

Please help us grow by telling your friends and colleagues to subscribe today! I look forward to seeing everyone at SPI today starting with the CEO panel.  Please come up and say hello if you see me.  The official Twitter hashtag is #SPIcon.

News

• Amid Partisan Bickering, Everyone Agrees: ARPA-E Is a Fascinating Experiment – the Atlantic
• Sun Peeks Through in Solar – Wall Street Journal
• Democrats hear hedge fund exec Steyer discuss clean energy – P&I Online
• Jobs vs. green energy debate splits Dems at Michigan convention – Detroit News
• U.S. Solar Market Spikes with 742 MW in Solar Installations in Q2 2012 – greentechsolar
• Top Suntech Executive Resigns From Chinese Solar Giant – Forbes
• Germany Added 543 MW of Solar Power Capacity in July – CleanTechnica
• Clouds parting for solar businesses – Seacoast online
• Republicans mock Inslee’s vision of an energy ‘revolution’ – Seattle Times
• Presidential Candidates Talk Renewable Energy During Acceptance Speeches – Solar Industry Mag
• Entrepreneur Offers Alternatives to the High Cost of Solar Energy – Entrepreneur

Opinions

• Quit the outrage over Solyndra – Daily News
• Could Green Jobs Tip the 2012 Presidential Election? – greentechmedia
• Why Virginia lags on solar – McLeanPatch
• Improving Solar’s Image Post-Solyndra – Power Engineering

Reports

• RED, WHITE & GREEN: The True Colors of America’s Clean Tech Jobs (Report) 
• Renewable energy country attractiveness indices (Report) 

@SolarWakeup follower of the Day

• @SPIConvention

Have a great day and safe travels!

Yann