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FBaggins

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2. Big solar has won?

Tue May 1, 2012, 10:40 AM

May 2012

What an interesting perspective on the concept of "winning".

"Big oil" normally refers to the the companies that extract and sell oil and refined products... so "big solar" presumably refers to the companies that produce and sell solar panels. Since many have gone out of business and most of the rest of seen dramatic collapses in profitability and stock price... to what extent have they "won"?

Take, for instance, SPWR (boosted to a "buy" by this analyst). Certainly... a 12% jump to $6.25 a share is a really nice day for any investor... but let's not forget that it was at almost $135/shr just a few short years ago. YGE is similarly down 90% even after this morning's 9% climb.

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Solar Stks Rally; Citi Analyst Calls Bottom [View all] FBaggins May 2012 OP

Yep RobertEarl May 2012 #1

Big solar has won? FBaggins May 2012 #2

I hear you RobertEarl May 2012 #3

All the billions trying to kill it? FBaggins May 2012 #4

Every rooftop is "few"?? RobertEarl May 2012 #6

Lol. FBaggins May 2012 #8

Image in this RobertEarl May 2012 #9

Lovely imagination you have. FBaggins May 2012 #10

You have no imagination? RobertEarl May 2012 #11

You're kidding, right? FBaggins May 2012 #12

Geeez RobertEarl May 2012 #13

Lol... try a little reading comprehension. FBaggins May 2012 #14

damn RobertEarl May 2012 #15

You think solar power systems are immune to solar storms? NickB79 May 2012 #16

Were you under the impression that the grid becomes safe... FBaggins May 2012 #17

Here's ya some internet RobertEarl May 2012 #18

Thanks for proving my point. FBaggins May 2012 #19

heh RobertEarl May 2012 #20

Can you give a few examples? FBaggins May 2012 #21

This says nothing about using solar to run back-up generators at NPP's NickB79 May 2012 #22

I know that RobertEarl May 2012 #23

Of course a solar array would work kristopher May 2012 #24

Then why don't you take a shot at the question? FBaggins May 2012 #25

Baggins, baggins, baggins RobertEarl May 2012 #27

Please provide this "consensus" you speak of. FBaggins May 2012 #29

Whoa, Dude RobertEarl May 2012 #30

Lol... what a shocker. FBaggins May 2012 #32

Louisiana Solar Rebates and Incentives kristopher May 2012 #33

Sorry... you're really going to run with that? FBaggins May 2012 #34

I think you and Fbaggins are talking past each other here NickB79 May 2012 #35

There was significant press coverage that all the wind and most of the solar survived Fukushima. kristopher May 2012 #36

You and your constant stream of red herrings become very tiresome kristopher May 2012 #28

I think he's losing it, Kris RobertEarl May 2012 #31

yep RobertEarl May 2012 #26

Baggins is in denial... kristopher May 2012 #5

He is in 'somewhere' RobertEarl May 2012 #7