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This is your SolarWakeup for December 3rd, 2013

Last month we launched the Solar Marketing Insight, a report which helps you understand the trending topics of the solar industry. With 2 issues published, and over 2,000 downloads, we want to know what you think. Hit reply and let us know what we can improve, what data points are missing and what information you need to improve your business. Your feedback is vital so please help us out.

News

1 RE World:

Solar Christmas

2 Politico:

A green movement of all stripes

3 Biz Journals:

Going solar? Panels aren’t the biggest cost of the systems

4 Solar Novus:

Forecasting PV Performance

5 CS Monitor:

One small step for solar? Firm envisions solar panels on moon.

6 RE World:

Renewable Energy Regulation

7 Greentech Media:

Solar Dominates New US Generating Capacity

8 Bloomberg:

EU Nations Approve Pact With China on Solar-Panel Imports

Opinions:

9 WSJ:

Solar Power Systems Save Utilities Transmission Costs

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for December 2nd, 2013

Here we are, post Thanksgiving and heading into the end of 2013. It has been a great year for solar and 2014 is looking up from here. SolarWakeup will be launching many new features in the new year to help more solar voices get heard and help get more content out for the solar industry. Together we will move forward and upward!

News

1 CleanTechnica:

Do Women Actually Lead The Way On Home Solar?

2 Bloomberg:

Solar Data Trove Cutting Power Use in Threat to Utilities

3 HuffPost:

Solar Gets Massive Boost In CT As States Continue To Support

4 Greentech Media:

The List of Deceased Solar Companies 2009 to 2013

5 Breaking Energy:

2013

6 Bloomberg:

EU Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Solar-Glass Exporters Up to 42.1%

7 PV-Tech:

German coalition’s self-consumption charge will ‘set PV industry back’

8 RE World:

Is the End Near for LDK Solar?

Opinions:

9 GigaOm:

One year with the Chevy Volt

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 27th, 2013

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and SolarWakeup will be off for the rest of the week as will most of you! You, the SolarWakeup.com reader, is what I am most thankful for. Your motivation, tips, insights and feedback is what makes the daily solar news worth putting together. Thank you for being a part of the SWu family and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

News

1 Deutsche Welle:

Germany's Solarworld takes over Bosch's solar business

2 Greentech Media:

Smoke, Mirrors, and the Japanese PV Market

3 Breaking Energy:

How Much Should Self-Generators Pay For The Grid?

4 CleanTechnica:

US Solar PV Pipeline Grows To 43 GW

5 Motley Fool:

How Much Longer Will This Go Unnoticed by the Solar Industry?

6 Greentech Media:

The 5 Biggest Clean Energy Turkeys of 2013

7 The Atlantic:

Solar Energy Was America's Sole New Power Source in October

8 The State:

Utilities should brace for solar power rise

Opinions:

9 EDF:

The Arizona Public Service Ruling on Solar

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 26th, 2013

Today's thank you goes to each contributor to the solar industry. If you have written an article or are a consistent contributor, then thank you for helping spread the solar word. A special thank you to contributors from inside the private sector, there are too few writers putting out content that helps advance the solar industry with insider knowledge and experiences.

News

1 SF Chronicle:

S.F. plans to revive solar finance program

2 Greentech Media:

Innovation Has Given Residential Much to Be Thankful for

3 CleanTechnica:

15 Solar Facts You Should Know

4 KCET:

23 Stories That Show Solar Power Can Be Successful Anywhere in L.A.

5 Solar Novus:

PV Monitoring

6 RE World:

Mitigating Renewable Energy Risk

7 Quartz:

The US has 43 nuclear power plants’ worth of solar energy in the pipeline

8 Rhone Resch:

FERC Hands Down Key Decision; Solar Growth Explodes in October

Opinions:

9 Greentech Media:

4 New Tricks the Clean Energy Industry Is Teaching Old Dogs

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 25th, 2013

A short week with the holidays coming up to close out November. As we enter the week of Thanksgiving let's give thanks for a different segment each day this week. Today, let us say thank you to the small group of solar professionals working on policy. Their work helps business happen which pays all of our bills. Too many groups to name but with State by State battles and ITC talks coming up, help trade groups by becoming a member or hire a policy wonk internally if you can. They are always appreciated!

News

1 Think Progress:

New Mexico Regulators Deal A Blow To State’s Renewable Law

2 CleanTechnica:

Solar Contract Templates Developed By NREL & Partners

3 Energy Collective:

Solar Energy Securitization

4 Think Progress:

Rooftop Solar Can Reduce Peak Demand By More Than 50%

5 Daily Finance:

Solar Energy Is Dominated by Waste

6 Solar Industry:

New FERC Rule Could Prompt States To Improve Interconnection

7 CleanTechnica:

Danny Kennedy’s Awesome Interview For Bloomberg TV

8 Sacramento Bee:

EU climate chief says UN talks hinge on 2015 deal

Opinions:

9 Mashable:

Arizona's New Fee Puts a Dent in Rooftop Solar Economics

Have a great day!
Yann

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 Fox News: Solar firm linked to Obama donors could be ‘next Solyndra,’ #2 RE World: Four Things You Should Know about Adding Battery Backup to Solar #3 Barron’s: Barron’s Story on SolarCity Sparks Congressional Inquiry #4 New Republic: A War Over Solar Power Is Raging Within the GOP #5 Greentech Media: 10 Takeaways: SolarCity’s Securitized Portfolio #6 Energy Collective: Energy Innovation: 6 Radical Solar Energy Technologies #7 HuffPost: Solar Energy Could Be America’s Greatest National Security Asset #8 Greentech Media: ‘Stealth Business Lobbyist’ Plans Offensive Against Net Metering #9 NPR: Solar Can Cut Summer Peak Power Demand in … Read More →

This is your SolarWakeup for November 22nd, 2013

A couple of interesting notes about the pending attack on net metering. One utility exec mentioned at the solar summit this week that "net metering is here to stay", so the question remains, What does a utility execs version of net metering look like? Net metering is the policy that makes distributed solar energy work, and we have to fight to keep our access to the grid strong.

News

1 Greentech Media:

‘Stealth Business Lobbyist’ Plans 2014 Offensive Against Solar

2 New Republic:

A War Over Solar Power Is Raging Within the GOP

3 Guardian:

Solar facing job losses as household panels takeup tapers off

4 Solar Industry:

NRDC And DOD Develop Guide For Siting RE Projects

5 RE World:

Almost All New US Electricity Generation Coming from Solar

6 Business Week:

Solar Companies Value Consumer Data That Utilities Ignore

7 Yale 360:

For Utility-Scale Solar Industry, Key Questions About the Future

8 Forbes:

Done Deal

Opinions:

9 RE World:

Optimism about Solar 2.0 and the Success of SPI 2013

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 21st, 2013

Today is a great example of content created by solar industry insiders. Making your views, opinions and expertise known publicly on a routine basis is the path to becoming a thought leader. Only through writing your content can that be a title given to you and your company not putting it into your Twitter profile.

News

1 Paula Mints:

Solar Top 10 List of Things to Remember as We Exit 2013

2 Solar Novus:

Rebranding Solexant

3 GA SEIA:

Solar Fee Defeated in Georgia Power Rate Case

4 Clean Technica:

Japanese Solar — Catch-up Summary

5 Greentech Media:

Why Utilities Are Investing in Advanced Outage Management

6 Barron's:

Barron’s Story on SolarCity Sparks Congressional Inquiry

7 RE World:

EPC Firms Clamoring to Get Into Utility-scale Solar PV

8 Solar Industry:

Clean Energy Grows In Community Solar Gardens

Opinions:

9 Dillon Holmes:

An Open Letter to the Arizona Public Service Company

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 20th, 2013

As November comes to a close, please find the October edition of the Solar Marketing Insight. During October, the stories come out about market segments and solar finance. Creating content for public consumption can be a simple and cost effective way to establish your brand presence in the market. SWu helps publications spread the message about great content. If you aren't sure what your company can write about, shoot us an email, we always look for a way to help.

News

1 Greentech Media:

10 Takeaways

2 Solar Industry:

Net Metering Battle Likely To Shift To Other Fronts After Arizona

3 Fox News:

Solar firm linked to Obama donors could be 'next Solyndra'

4 Atlantic:

Why China's Solar Building Boom Is Good for the United States

5 CleanTechnica:

Improvements Needed to Xcel’s Proposed MN Community Solar

6 PV-Tech:

No successful solar bids in Brazil’s latest energy auction

7 RE World:

Ohio’s Renewable Portfolio Standard under Attack… Again

8 Billy Parish:

100%

Opinions:

9 Greentech Media:

Consumers Want Green Energy From Utility if the Price Is Right

Have a great day!
Yann

This is your SolarWakeup for November 19th, 2013

The first day of the Distributed Solar Summit yielded much talk about improving environments for financing. Cost of capital, access to debt, and of course uniform credit pools through PACE or fico score groups. Projects seems to be the bottleneck, especially projects with reasonable customer acquisition costs. Tomorrow more talk about financing innovation driving solar growth, stay tuned and follow on twitter for some live info.

News

1 HuffPost:

Solar Energy Could Be America's Greatest National Security Asset

2 NPR:

Solar Can Cut Summer Peak Power Demand in Half in Texas

3 Greentech Media:

Can a Coal State Like Virginia Create a Real Solar Market?

4 GigaOm:

Apple’s ground-breaking bet on its clean energy infrastructure

5 SolarPowerWorld:

Are We There Yet? No. But Solar Securities Draw Near

6 Solar Industry:

Production Costs For Makers To Drop To Record Low

7 Energy Collective:

Main Street, Not Wall Street, is Growing Solar Energy

8 Daily Finance:

Are Solar Stocks in a Bubble?

Opinions:

9 RE World:

Who's Winning the Net Metering Debate Now?

Have a great day!
Yann

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