Types of Solar Equipment
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MEMC Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
ST. PETERS, Mo., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) announced financial results for the first quarter of 2012 that reflected continued challenges in the solar market and the potential bottom of the current semiconductor cycle.  Overall revenue in the first quarter of 2012 declined sequentially and year-over-year on weakness in semiconductor wafer and solar markets.  Revenue in the company's Semiconductor Materials business was lower sequentially driven by weaker pricing, and lower year-over-year due to lower volume and pricing.  As of January 1, 2012, the Solar Materials and SunEdison segments were combined into one Solar Energy segment.  Solar Energy revenue declined sharply both sequentially and ye ...

John Steffl: Solar energy isn't competitive
A Forum piece in Sunday's Banner-Herald opinions section, "Solar energy can be option for Georgia," overlooks a few facts and realities. Solar energy costs more than nuclear and coal.

Tenaska Closes Commercial Financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South
OMAHA, Neb., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenaska, one of the largest independent energy companies in the United States, today announced that it has closed financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South, a utility-scale photovoltaic solar generating plant in southern California. The project represents Tenaska's expansion into solar power generation and is the first of what is expected to be a number of solar generating stations the company will develop in California and other states.

Forum: Solar energy can be option for Georgia
At a recent congressional hearing, Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise told Congress that Georgia cannot meet a proposed mandate to obtain at least 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025.

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