Small Firms Take Issue With EPA Proposal: Small business owners are claiming that the revised greenhouse gas regulations proposed recently by the Environmental Protection Agency, which would require least 1,200 small entities to acquire Clean Air Act operating permits for the first time, would be financially burdensome for them. — NYT’s Green Inc.
Todd Stern: Climate Bill Still in Reach: In his first public comments since last month’s disappointing Copenhagen climate talks, top U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern said today that the White House “fully understands the importance of putting together the strongest domestic program,” despite the fact that health care reform has pushed the climate bill to the back burner. — Politico
Pay to Play: Instead of paying smart grid startups to participate in SmartGridCity, the ambitious plan from utility Xcel to wire up some 50,000 Colorado homes with smart grid tech, Xcel wanted the startups to pay $5 million to join the project. — Greentech Media
First Solar Snaps Up Solar Projects: First Solar has completed its acquisition of a portion of Edison Mission Group’s pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in California and the Southwest. — Press Release
Michigan Volt Rollout Deets: DTE Energy will be one of several utilities that will be getting some of the more than 100 pilot-build Chevy Volt vehicles from GM, slated for distribution this summer. “Those utilities will also participate in installing at least 500 charging stations in public places as well as businesses and residential parking areas.” — Autoblog Green
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