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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Acro Energy Jumps to Fourth Ranked Solar Integrator in December
Acro Energy is proud to announce that in the month of December it ranked number four in residential solar energy system sales in the state of California.

NATIONAL NEWS
NYSERDA Gets Us $10M in Stimulus Funds for PV
The seven companies were competitively selected. They include Alteris Renewables Inc., Hudson Valley Clean Energy Inc., Global Resource Options, Solar Energy Systems and Tioga Energy.

Northwestern Regional School Solar Panels Nearly Ready
Northwestern Regional School will begin harnessing electricity from its new solar panels by next week.

Satcon Inverters Powering 23MW of Chinese Solar Projects
The 3-MW Yancheng Guoneng rooftop installation is expected to produce 3,370,000 kWh of grid connected solar power annually.

Solar Electric Facility O&M: Now Comes the Hard Part, Part 2
In today’s popular solar publications the focus is unerringly on solar’s leading edge: technology, technique and policy, with occasional forays into finance and sales. What is often missing is cogent discussion on solar’s trailing edge: operations and maintenance.

Spire Semiconductor, LLC Awarded Over $2M from DOE’s Tax Credit Program
We have just announced the approval of Phase II of our National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) subcontract for developing technology to cost-effectively manufacture 42% efficient, 500 sun, multi-junction concentrator solar cells for systems.

Solar Power Closer to Reality
According to City Manager Joe Denen, the solar panels are expected to generate 257,000 kilowatt hours which equals 60 percent of the water plant’s consumption of electricity.

Origin Forms Solar JV With Micron
Origin and Micron will have a half share each in the joint venture, signed for an immaterial, undisclosed amount, spokesman Tim Scott said.

UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
Thoroughly Modern Meters Give Real-Time Power Use
Some power companies are pulling the plug on old-fashioned mechanical electric meters, and, to the likely disappointment of growl-happy dogs, meter-readers will no longer be invading yards across Southern California.

Regulators Throw a Curve at Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity
The regulatory bodies want some information before Xcel can pass costs onto ratepayers.

MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
China Snaps Up California Solar Market
China’s rise as a major solar module maker has been meteoric, but perhaps nowhere has its ascension been faster than in California, the United States’ largest solar market.

FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
SolarWorld AG Places 400 Million Euro Bond
SolarWorld AG successfully issued a bond with a volume of 400 million EUR. SolarWorld says the purpose of this is to strengthen the company’s financial flexibility for continued international growth.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Siliken to Build One of Largest Photovoltaic Plants in Italy
It will be one of the largest PV installations in Italy and will consolidate Siliken as one of the leading companies in the industry in this transalpine country.

Energiebau Signs Module Supply Agreement with BP Solar
BP Solar Deutschland GmbH and Energiebau solar power benelux bv have signed a three year supply contract.

German Solar Industry Could Face Subsidy Cuts Close to 30%
Germany’s photovoltaic-solar-energy industry faces a reduction in state subsidies that could be close to 30%, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Masdar Launches R&D Solar Initiative
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar has joined forces with Japan’s Cosmo Oil Company and the Tokyo Institute of Technology to launch an advanced concentrated solar power (CSP) research and development project.

The India Solar Market: How Big and How Soon?
In India, solar project and policy announcements are piling up, but predicting market growth can be tricky.

Clean Energy Sources: Sun, Wind, Subsidies
As Governments Increase Spending and Support for Renewable Power, Even Fans Wonder If Aid Could Be More Efficient

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