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CALIFORNIA NEWS
UC Davis to Receive US $3M for Renewable Programs
The fourth collaborative, the California Solar Energy Collaborative, is intended to help California achieve an ambitious target of installing 3,000 MW of solar in California by 2017.

Anheuser-Busch Fairfield Brewery ‘Flips the Switch’ on Solar Energy System
The Anheuser-Busch Fairfield brewery announced today that more than 6 acres of photovoltaic solar arrays, installed and operated by SunEdison, are now generating the equivalent of approx. 3 percent of the brewery’s electricity needs.

First Solar Panels Big with SolarCity Customers
About 60 percent to 70 percent of SolarCity’s residential customers have on their roofs thin-film solar panels, which are considered unsuitable for home installations by many other installers.

NATIONAL NEWS
Boulder City OKs Terms of $100M Solar Plant Lease
The city could realize about $100 million in revenue over 40 years under the terms of an agreement for a solar energy plant that would fill the final available parcel in the city’s energy park in the Eldorado Valley.

Solar Tax Break in Bill Might Burn Budget
A bill making its way through the NV Legislature has the potential to devastate state and local government coffers by granting a 75 percent property and sales tax break to home and business owners who install enough solar panels on their roofs.

Vineyards Tap the Sun
Tax credits and grants help bring valuable solar energy projects online

The Austin Company and Centrosolar Team Up in Commercial Roof Market
The Austin Company and Centrosolar America have reached a multi-year teaming agreement to jointly deliver PV systems to commercial customers in North America.

Two Photovoltaic Systems Inaugurated in Watertown
Solar photovoltaic systems at two of Watertown’s most recognizable business and educational institutions-the Siemon Company and Taft School are now completed and successfully operating.

ExIm Bank Approves Loan Guarantee for German PV Manufacturing Plant
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved an €11 million loan guarantee to support the financing of $14 million in exports of solar-cell manufacturing tools and equipment by Applied Materials Inc. of Santa Clara, California, to Signet Solar LLC of Dresden, Germany.

UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
How to Get Reliable Clean Energy from Variable Resources
The prospect of more than 145 GW of power from renewables in the next decade presents a daunting amount of variability in the power supply.

FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Earnings Preview: Solar Cos Focus on Financing, Margins
Many solar companies have been cutting production and lowering their outlooks recently to reflect lower demand during the worldwide recession.

TECHNOLOGY
NM Company to Develop Solar Panels with ASU
A New Mexico-based developer of solar power systems plans to hire a team of engineers and partner with Arizona State University to develop more efficient solar panels.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
$1.2M Puts the Solar in Adelaide Solar City
Adelaide will add new renewable energy into its power supply with the announcement of more than $1.2 million from the Australian Government to support the installation of solar panels at the Detroit Diesel building at the Keylink Industrial Estate, Rundle Lantern and the Adelaide Central Market.

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