Hopefully you have arrived in Chicago and ready for SPI 2013.  To make your conference more engaging, don’t forget to download the SPI 2013 app and follow the happenings on Twitter using #SPICon.  We will be walking the show, so if you see us, say hello!

News

• Chicago Tribune: Chicago to make it faster, cheaper to add solar power
• Bloomberg: China Solar Says Three Directors Detained in Fraud Probe
• Motley Fool: Risks Facing Today’s Solar System Players
• American Progress: The Rise of Rooftop Solar Among the Middle Class
• Hartford Courant: Are Solar Panels Right For Your Home? A Google Maps For Solar
• CleanTechnica: Air Force Pilots New Solar Power Storage System
• Breaking Energy: Solar Power Coming To Airplane Windows?
• National Geo: Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power

Opinions

• AARP: Solar Panels: Rent, Buy or Skip?

Have a great day!

Yann

       A Special Report from SolarWakeup.com for your SPI travel!

News

• Forbes: China’s Growing Role In The Global Solar Power Industry
• Quartz: Super-large-scale solar installations are surging in the US
• AZ Central: APS, solar companies clash over credits to customers
• BizJournals: How to apply for Broward’s new building energy retrofits
• Energy Collective: Transformative Solar Energy Storage Policy for California
• GigaOm: Cleantech VC investments crater, drop down to pre-2006 levels
• Forbes: Threatened By Renewable Energy Subsidies
• RE World: Why The Money’s Flowing Into US Residential Solar Models

Opinions

• Tor Valenza: 25 Awareness Actions You Can Take to Make a Sound in Solar Forest

Have a great day!

Yann

The solar industry is a gold rush where much of the gold is yet to be found.  At this year’s SPI show, an exciting section is exhibiting around booth #3650, the Solar Start-Up Alley.  With venture capital looking at exciting startups throughout the solar industry, it is great to see these companies be given a place to show what is being worked on.  Start-Up Alley, SfunCube and many other great paths are being created for solar innovation.

News

• Bloomberg: EBay, Ellison Embrace Microgrids in Threat to Utilities
• Greentech Media: 5 Strategies Used to Acquire Residential Solar Customers
• Solar Industry: Solar Applicants Balk At The U.S. Treasury’s Grant Haircuts
• CommonWealth: Report: Solar subsidies cost $1 to $1.50/mo.
• Grist: California may force utilities to buy big batteries for renewables
• NY Times: Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark
• Greentech Media: Vivint Adds Half a Billion to Residential Solar Finance Surge
• Forbes: Chinese Billionaire Has Swooped On Cheap Western Solar Technology

Opinions

• RE World: Forty Years Post-Oil Embargo: How Does the Energy Landscape Look?

Have a great day!

Yann