Apple’s $848M Contract is Largest Commercial Solar Investment

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Apple’s $848M power purchase agreement with First Solar could stimulate more corporate solar contracts, spurred by looming solar tax credit reductions. On February 10, 2015, First Solar Inc. announced that Apple has committed $848M to purchase 130 MW of clean energy from First Solar’s California Flats Solar Project under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA)…....

Proposed Emissions Regulations Would Impact Fossil Fuel-Fired Generators and Fuel Producers

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Republicans have vowed to block proposed EPA and other Executive Agency regulations, many of which are required by statute for promulgation in 2015. If promulgated, the net impact of these regulations would add costs to recently constrained fuel producers and significantly shift the U.S. power generation mix. If blocked, states would retain primary regulation over…...