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U.S. Wind Power Drops Off Despite Falling Prices

Posted January 24, 2011 3:39 PM

From CNET News.com:

The installed megawatt capacity of wind turbines in the U.S. dropped by almost 50 percent last year as some developers held off investing because of policy uncertainty, according to wind power trade group AWEA.

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01/24/2011 11:48 PM

BP Solar in US shut down and selling all their equipment.

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01/25/2011 11:11 AM

It doesn't surprise me that BP is shutting down their solar devision considering how much money they've lost from the spill and cleanup. But i'm saddened that they are.
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