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		<title>A Turning Point for New Jersey’s Solar Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rapid growth has caused the state to recently overshoot its solar energy generation goals as mandated in New Jersey’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), signaling a dramatically different PV market environment in the years ahead.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1322/a-turning-point-for-new-jersey%e2%80%99s-solar-industry/</link>
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		<title>What The Flux?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stability, predictability, and transparency.  These are three items on the Christmas wishlists of almost everyone involved in the solar photovoltaic market in Ontario. But will they get what they ask for?  In this article, we take a look back at the salient characteristics of PV development in Ontario in 2011 and a look ahead at what 2012 will bring to an industry hungry for a stable marketplace.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1243/what-the-flux/</link>
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		<title>Get ready for a 2012 reality check: Current US solar policy will leave PV market short of solar industry’s expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Continued overcapacity in the solar supply chain will see the cut-throat competition in the solar PV supply-chain continue, with average selling prices for modules continuing to fall for at least for the first part of 2012. Not until 2014 will market conditions improve markedly for those equipment suppliers that have managed to continue to cut costs, as solar power will become cost competitive even without state level incentives in some areas.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1121/get-ready-for-a-2012-reality-check-current-us-solar-policy-will-leave-pv-market-short-of-solar-industry%e2%80%99s-expectations/</link>
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		<title>The U.S. Market for PV Modules: Where Great Opportunity Meets Great Challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Solar Power International (SPI), North America's largest solar trade show, two divergent visions of the U.S. solar PV market competed for the limelight. The first was an optimistic perspective that highlighted strong historic growth and the tremendous future potential of solar electricity in the U.S. The second was a decidedly more pessimistic view that highlighted the powerful competitive force of high volume, low cost, tier one Chinese module manufacturing.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1090/the-u-s-market-for-pv-modules-where-great-opportunity-meets-great-challenges/</link>
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		<title>New Rules for Old Contract Applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clearly, FIT and MicroFIT rates should be reduced, but unless those reductions are combined with increased transparency and predictability, it will be very difficult for the industry to grow and prosper.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1069/new-rules-for-old-contract-applications/</link>
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		<title>Did Hudak’s Green Energy Policy Cost him the Ontario Election?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this article is not to pass judgment on the election outcome, but to contribute to a discussion about the role green energy policy played in the outcome of the Ontario election. Were their respective positions on green energy either positive or negative for the election results of the two main parties in Ontario, the governing Liberals and the opposing Progressive Conservative party (PC)?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1027/did-hudak%e2%80%99s-green-energy-policy-cost-him-the-ontario-election/</link>
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		<title>SMA, enphase energy and Power-One fighting for dominance in Ontario installer market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ontario’s inverter market is highly fragmented with enphase energy, SMA Solar Technology and Power-One leading the market according to a recent survey of Ontario installers performed by ClearSky Advisors.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1022/sma-enphase-energy-and-power-one-fighting-for-dominance-in-ontario-installer-market/</link>
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		<title>Ontario Wind Market set for a Breather in 2012 as Red Tape Delays Construction of Wind Projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario wind market will decline 41% from record highs in 2011 to 304 MW in 2012. The decline is largely caused by slower than expected permitting processes according to a market analysis by ClearSky Advisors. However, driven by the FIT program, the pipeline of wind projects is strong and may bounce back to new heights in 2013, depending on the outcome of the October 6 provincial election.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/1000/ontario-wind-market-set-for-a-breather-in-2012-as-red-tape-delays-construction-of-wind-projects/</link>
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		<title>Sharp has the Most Customers, but Conergy Captures Highest Share of Wallet in Ontario</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey by ClearSky Advisors found that Sharp has maintained its market leading position among Ontario PV installers on some measures, but has lost ground to the competition on other measures.  The survey, which took place in September 2011, analyzed brand satisfaction and buying behavior for module brands in Ontario.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/986/sharp-has-the-most-customers-but-conergy-captures-highest-share-of-wallet-in-ontario/</link>
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		<title>What Does Ontario’s Provincial Election Mean for the Province’s Wind and Solar PV Industries?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone involved in Ontario’s wind and solar PV markets about what keeps them up at night and the answer invariably includes political uncertainty. Indeed, a recent survey conducted by ClearSky Advisors of Ontario developers and installers bore this out: 98% of respondents indicated that political uncertainty was their biggest concern for future success of the industry in Ontario. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.clearskyadvisors.com/970/what-does-ontario%e2%80%99s-provincial-election-mean-for-the-province%e2%80%99s-wind-and-solar-pv-industries/</link>
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