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Utilities, Solar Energy and the Fight for Rooftops

By many accounts, the spread of solar power is unstoppable. Costs continue to fall at a blistering pace, solutions to give consumers a solar-powered home without needing to connect to the grid for back-up power are emerging, and even the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in, with a recent ruling that is favorable for the solar energy market.

Moscow court rejects lawsuit against Putin from Kremlin critic Navalny - RIA

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A Moscow court has rejected a lawsuit filed against Russian President Vladimir Putin by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the RIA news agency quoted a spokeswoman for the court as saying on Friday.

UPDATE 2-U.S. sees Saudi Arabia and UAE sending commandos to Syria

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to send special operations forces to Syria to help local opposition fighters in their drive to retake the city of Raqqa from Islamic State.

COLUMN-U.S. refiners eye gasoline demand after winter storms: Kemp

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The prospect that U.S. oil refiners might respond to rising stockpiles of refined fuels and weakening margins by cutting the amount of crude they process has roiled oil markets in recent days.

Ukraine sees Russian hand in cyber attacks on power grid

KIEV, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hackers used a Russian-based internet provider and made phone calls from inside Russia as part of a coordinated cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid in December, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Cenovus Energy to sell up to $5 bln in securities amid oil slump

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canadian oil producer Cenovus Energy Inc said it may sell up to $5 billion of stock, debt or other securities, a day after it announced a dividend cut, as the company shores up its balance sheet amid a slump in oil prices.

India prods steelmakers to use local coal to cut $4 bln import bill

* India spends more than $4 bln on annual coking coal imports

RPT-As U.S. refinery cuts quicken, crude market faces next threat

NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - For the past six years, U.S. refiners from Texas to Philadelphia have bought every barrel of crude they can lay their hands on to cash in on a golden era of healthy margins.

RPT-Zika pushes 38 pct of U.S. businesses surveyed to let workers defer trips

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Some 38 percent of U.S.

RPT-INSIGHT-Elon Musk's vision is not for the faint of heart

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Leave it to Elon Musk to make a company's stock jump nearly 5 percent a day after reporting widening losses - all in the middle of a market selloff.

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