This is your SolarWakeup for November 13th, 2013
History repeating itself? Things are going well, at SPI and Powergen manufacturers are talking about a healthy backlog and some stability in pricing. Hearing this makes me happy, it creates an industry outlook that spans more than a few weeks and allows everyone in the value chain to make sound business decisions. Note to the cautious: keep pushing and taking those orders, set achievable expectations and build up your backlog.
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 12th, 2013
Good causes come together sometimes, and it feels great to see it happen. The White House honored CPF's Nat Kreamer, not only for his great work but also because he was a decorated veteran, a fact I was not aware of. In fact, I really enjoy hearing about veterans coming back after serving our Country and coming to work in solar. If you have the privilege of being in a position to hire, hire a veteran.
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 11th, 2013
Solar should be on every school. The NFL thinks every football fan captured by the age of 13 has a cumulative lifetime value of $200,000. The same probably holds through for solar. NRDC and Mosaic recently rolled out solar on schools initiatives. I have owned solaronschools.com for the past 5 years, and I look forward to use it for a good cause!
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Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 Greentech Media: SolarCity Introduces Securitization to Distributed PV #2 Forbes: Why Are Solar Panels So Inefficient? #3 Slate: Something New Under the Sun #4 NBC: Solar Tariff Proposed, Advocates Objecting #5 HuffPost: 5 Reasons Solar Is Already Beating Fossil Fuels #6 Denver Post: Not all solar installations are created equal #7 Quartz: Google and Microsoft’s newest rivalry: renewable energy #8 RE World: Three Strategies for Corporate Investments in Solar #9 Bloomberg: Solar Rebound Beating Dot-Com Recovery as Demand Surges #10 Fortune: Storing solar energy for a rainy day The Top 10 is ranked by the number of SolarWakeup.com readers … Read More
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
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The Top 10 is ranked by the number of SolarWakeup.com readers that clicked on the news article during the previous week. It is the poll of the most relevant solar news of the week as judged by your colleagues and competitors.
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 7th, 2013
Storage continues to trend in the solar news environment. In the past two months, the SolarWakeup Solar Marketing Insight showed the trend as one of the top. As a company operating in the solar industry it is important for you to guide your team to look into and market around these trends. Marketing inside the solar industry with valuable non-commercial content increases your brand value and may increase your revenue. Stay tuned for the October Solar Marketing Insight!
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 6th, 2013
The solar industry is packed with some of the greatest innovators and entrepreneus in the Country. At times, however, we let some of the downturn of the sector get to us and we don't always help each other as much as we could. Take a moment and help someone today, make an intro, help someone get into a door or sign a petition. Working together, we will strengthen the industry for everyone.
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 5th, 2013
The big story of the day is the securitized private placement by SolarCity. The $54.4million placement probably represents one of the early batches of projects at SCTY. Lots of variables here but unknown at this point is the credit rating, and if it was higher than the Mid American or NextEra bonds for their solar farms. Creating a viable exit plan for solar portfolios will definitely help. Uniform credit profiles and documentation will be key for future developers!
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This is your SolarWakeup for November 4th, 2013
Inside the solar industry, there is sometimes a knock on some of the people. At times, the struggle of the solar industry makes people not act their best. But most of the time and again today we read about teams doing good across the world using solar energy. Solar empowers true sustainable energy access. Access in having electricity that is also affordable.
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Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 Breaking Energy: Bringing Smaller-Scale Commercial Solar to Market #2 HuffPost: Arizona Solar Fight Heats Up As Utility Admits To Funding Nonprofits’ Ads #3 Fox News: Bankrupt solar firm took stimulus money, left a toxic mess, says report #4 Fox Business: Is It Finally Time for Solar? #5 Breaking Energy: Germany Hits 59% Renewable Peak, Grid Does Not Explode #6 Bloomberg: Wal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power Than 38 U.S. States #7 Greentech Media: Some Solar States Are Flatlining: Where ‘Hidden’ Growth Markets? #8 RE World: A Conversation with Sunrun Co-Founder Ed Fenster #9 Greentech Media: 3 Factors Driving … Read More