1) LDK Solar continues to implode with a gargantuan $187 million quarter loss with net margin of -180%
2) Canadian Solar wins a huge 130 MW contract in Ontario from Samsung
3) Ontario restricts solar energy to 500 KW plants or lower only, good decision in my view
4) Jinko Solar hits the ball out of the park with Q1 2013 solar results , GM at 12.7%
5) California reaches ~2 GW of solar capacity, still only 5% of total electric capacity
6) AP government gets only 35% bids for 1 GW solar tender as 11c/KwH rate considered too low
7) American industry associations gang up to lobby government to remove Indian trade restrictions ( seems a bit harsh when you compare India to China or Japan)
8) Italy reaches a stupendous 18 GW of solar capacity, most subsidies end as limits reached