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BAKU, April 20 (Reuters) - Azeri state oil fund SOFAZ's
assets rose by two percent from the beginning of this year to
$34.3 billion by April 1, the fund said on Wednesday.

* Environment Ministry requests Tihange 2, Doel 3 be shut
down

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Iran is determined to recover
its share of the world oil market following the lifting of
sanctions, and can withstand low prices since it has sold oil
for as little as $6 a barrel in the past, a source close to
Iranian oil policy said.

The highest carbon tax in an oil producing nation has persuaded Norway’s state-owned driller to experiment with energy storage and wind turbines as an alternative for supplying electricity to offshore rigs.

BAGHDAD, April 20 (Reuters) - Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for renewed protests
demanding that parliament approves a long-delayed new cabinet
and end political and sectarian wrangling that is hampering a
vote on the matter.

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Global refining margins have
improved significantly in recent weeks which should support
strong demand for crude and lend some strength to both spot
prices and spreads in the short term.

GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - The Syrian government stood its
ground at Geneva talks on Wednesday, saying it was engaged
"seriously" and that a decision by the opposition to step away
might help find a solution, because the opponents did not
represent the Syrian people.

PEDERNALES, Ecuador, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2
earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying
locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger weekend quake
battered the same area and killed nearly 500 people.

BEIRUT, April 20 (Reuters) - The evacuation of 250 Syrians
from two towns blockaded by pro-government forces near the
Lebanese border began on Wednesday, a witness told Reuters,
after an agreement was reached which also allowed for another
250 people to leave two other towns blocked off by Syrian rebels
in northwestern Syria.

In the business of distributed solar energy, net-energy metering (NEM) and rate cases are eroding the old value proposition of simply cutting electric bills. Don’t fret! The techniques we have used to sell solar have already changed more than once in the last 10 years. This is another iteration and not the end of the world. So before looking into the future of where solar customer acquisition is going, let’s step back in time and learn from where it has been.

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