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Consorteum Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CSRH) announced that it has proceeded to launch its consumer stored value rebate card. The consumer rebate card program will offer manufacturers and retailers a new way to process mail-in rebates that ensures increased customer loyalty and decreased overhead costs. Consorteum will work directly with manufactures and retailers to reduce the administration costs associated with mail-in rebate programs while providing a new way to increase consumer awareness. Additional revenue and cost-saving opportunities will be

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November 6, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Pacific Crestrsquo;s Mark Bachman commented this morning on First Solarrsquo;s (Nasdaq:FSLR) land purchase from Ausra which he says mitigates risk for its 550MWac Topaz Project. middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Environmentalists continue to battle with large project developers, and the Ausra parcel will give First Solar more flexibility in placement of solar arrays from land covered by the Land Conservation Act of1965 to createnbsp; additional wildlife corridors to appease the environmentalists middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The purchase will also enable faster permitting middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Profitability impact to the Topaz project should be nominal ndash; even at $4,000/acre, at $3.50/Wdc the project is worth almost $2.4 billion. A $3 million impact on the cost of the additional land would impact gross margin by less than 0.2%.

October 29, 2009 ndash; First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) is getting hammered this morning after reporting Q3 results yesterday after the close. The company reported revenues of $480.9 million, compared with $525.9 million in Q2 and $348.7 million for the same period last year. Net income was $153.3 million, or $1.79 per share,nbsp; compared with $180.6 million in Q2 and $99.3 million for the same period last year. Management said it expects full year fiscal 2009 revenue at the updated guidance range of $1.975 to $2.025 billion, which is at the high end of the previously provided guidance range. Amongst analysts weighing in on First Solarrsquo;s report, are Pacific Crestrsquo;s Mark Bachman and Cowenrsquo;s Robert Stone. Bachmanrsquo;s Key Takeaways middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Revenue miss was due to lack of module sales ldquo;despite management giving away more than $60 million in price concessions in Q3.rdquo; Bachman estimates only 272MW of modules were counted as revenue in Q3 ...

October 5, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Pacific Crestrsquo;s Mark Bachman commented this morning on the California Solar Initiative, noting that analysis of the CDI Program Data through 3Q2009 indicates continued application growth in California. Key Takeaways middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; In C2009, as of September 30, the CSI has submitted 169MW worth of applications (compared with 185.6MW for all of C2008) middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; YTD, the overall market has grown 23% Y/Y middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Residential sector has already reached 103% of its 2008 total middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Government sector has reached 139% of its 2008 total middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Commercial sector is down 25% middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; 42% of Q3nbsp; applications came from SunPower (Nasdaq:SWPRA), Suntech (NYSE:STP) or Sharp (7503.T) middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Believes Suntech and Sharp offer the best solutions, while SunPowerrsquo;s market share has flattened to the mid-teens middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; New entrants in the market include First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR), Yingli (NYSE:YGE) and BP Solar

• First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) will be added to the S&P500 to replace Wyeth (NYSE:WYE). • Bernstein initiated coverage of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) at "outperform" with a $25 price target. • Nokia (NYSE:NOK) was downgraded at Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) with a price target lowered to $14 from $16. • Costco (NASDAQ:COST) received an upgrade at Baird with a price target of $65. • Accenture (NYSE:ACN) issued downside first quarter revenue guidance of $5.3- $5.5 billion, off estimates of $5.54 billion. The firm expects fiscal 2010 revenues of between a 3% drop and 1% growth versus estimates for growth of 2% to $21.99 billion. The company forecast full-year earnings of $2.64 to $2.72 a share, off estimates of $2.77. The firm also upped buyback program by $4 billion and hiked the dividend 50% to 75 cents.Zacks Investment Research

With the announcement that it intends to build the world’s largest solar power plant, China is rapidly evolving into the world’s largest market for solar energy. And with heavy government backing, Chinese solar companies are quickly becoming global leaders.

Fast-growing industry and a reliance on coal-fired power plants turned China into the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas a few years ago. Clouds of smog far thicker than that of Los Angeles hang over many of its cities and much of the water is densely polluted. But that’s something the central government aims to change.

China plans to reduce energy consumption per unit of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 20% of 2005 levels by the end of next year. It’s more immediate goal is to reduce reliance on coal-fired plants to 60% of its energy production from 70%, and replace with renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

Since 2007, about 54

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August 27, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Pacific Crestrsquo;s Mark Bachman weighed in on German installer Juwirsquo;s announcement of 39MWac worth of PV projects in the U.S. He said he thinks First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) will be the module supplier. Key Takeaways middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Attributes Juwirsquo;s success to development prowess and competitive LCOE offering of utilizing First Solar modules middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Juwi has built some of Germanyrsquo;s largest solar parks utilizing First Solar modules and believes First Solar will continue to be Juwirsquo;s product of choice for U.S. installations middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Juwi plans to install more than 1GW of wind and solar in the U.S.

div style="text-align: justify;"span style="font-weight: bold;"First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) /spanis getting downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse this morning following earnings out last night. The firm is lowering their target to $135 (prev. $200).br /br /Earnings momentum peaking. While there has been a widespread concern on FSLR’s margins, FSLR’s stock in the meantime has benefited from its consistent track record of beat and raise quarters in the past. While CSFB expected upside to the quarter, FSLR's reported Q2 results were well above consensus. However, they think Q3 will be the last good quarter for a while for similar upside surprises; and they expect a period where estimate resets are asymmetrically skewed to the downside as we move into 2010. span style="font-weight: bold;"Firm expects the stock to look ahead of this peaking earnings momentum and pull back to lower levels./spanbr /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"Reasons for downgrade (short summary): /spanbr /br /1) ...

Four ETFs Profiting From Green Energy

Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team

It doesn’t take an genius to see the writing on the wall for green energy.

Governments around the globe from the United States to Europe to China are clearing the way for investors to make some “green” while investing in green-energy technologies.

Clean energy technology has been a universal component of government stimulus packages around the globe. Here in the United States, President Obama continues to focus the spotlight on clean energy with many visits to such projects around the country. Over $100 billion from the administration’s stimulus package has been designated for the advancement of clean energy technologies.

Congress is currently trying to cobble together perhaps the most far-reaching climate and energy legislation ever. The legislation would not only initiate a “cap and

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div style="text-align: justify;"FBR Capital is out with a stingy call onspan style="font-weight: bold;" First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) /spandowngrading their rating to Underperform from Market Perfrom ($100 tgt).br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"Polysilicon prices taking a nose dive. /spanChecks over the past week suggest (quality) spot poly prices have declined to $65/kg, down 35% year to date, driven by: 1) weak end-market demand for si-based modules, and 2) an aggressive attempt by industry leaders like Hemlock, MEMC, and Wacker (all enjoying average fully loaded cost of $40/kg) to further increase their lead over the new entrants (which are estimated to have $80-plus/kg cost structure).br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"- From inexpensive but “quality” poly to inexpensive but “quality” si-based modules./span Checks also suggest six inch solar wafer prices (in the spot market) have declined to US$3.50/piece, implying that finished solar wafers are now US$1/watt. Assuming US$0.80/watt for turning wafers into modules, we estimate ...