Energy Update
The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is set to expire at the end of 2016 — and if it does, residential solar may be in trouble. “The ITC is the swing factor for homeowners — the plunge from 30 percent to zero will dramatically slow down sales for customer-owned systems,” opined Barry Cinnamon, CEO of Cinnamon Solar.
The renewable energy industry has come a long way in relatively little time. The costs of renewable technologies continue to go down, while renewable capacities at many utilities continue to go up. Although, in many cases, renewable technology is mature and ready for utility-scale deployment, state and federal production and investment tax policies appear less evolved.
(Fri, 20 Feb 2015) Working natural gas in storage has surpassed five-year average levels for the first time in more than a year. At 2,157 Bcf as of February 13, stocks are 58 Bcf greater than the five-year average. Recent extremely cold weather may result in high stock withdrawals for the week ending February 20, which could again push stocks below their five-year average.
A US judge has rejected oil major BP’s bid to cut down the maximum civil penalty of $13.7bn it could be slapped with for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.
For those ethanol producers outside of the US, the subtitle of the RFA's National Ethanol Conference -- “Going Global” -- is likely to unleash ripples of unease across their industry.
Platts Hector Forster provides an update on Atlantic metallurgical coal and iron ore pricing and procurement trends, along with current ferrous scrap pricing.
SolarEdge Technologies Inc., a maker of power optimizers for photovoltaic systems, filed for a $125 million initial public offering on the Nasdaq.
Origin Energy Ltd., Australia’s largest electricity retailer, plans to expand its solar business in the country amid forecasts for a fivefold increase in installations through 2030 and declining costs.
Earlier this year, Minnesota became the first state to formalize dozens of studies by adopting a "value of solar" formula that would fundamentally change the relationship between solar energy producers and their utility. It's designed to have the utility accurately compensate solar energy producers for the value of solar electricity to the utility,
In investing there are the longs and the shorts — while most investors take “long” positions, simply owning stocks and bonds, many traders “go short” when they think the stock is overvalued and ready to drop. The returns can be substantial, though the risks precarious.
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