This afternoon’s Daily Sprout comes to you courtesy of GigaOM Pro Green IT curator Jeff St. John, who brings daily news updates, weekly articles, and long form reports to the subscribers of GigaOM Pro (the daily bits are available to all on the Green IT page).
Black & Decker Shows its Green Thumb in PlantSense Deal: San Francisco-based startup PlantSense has signed a deal to market its garden soil sensors through tool giant Black & Decker, with the new sensors expected to be rolled out this fall.
France To Cut Solar FIT 12%: France has decided to cut its feed-in tariff for solar power by 12 percent, according to French newspaper Le Figaro which cites an anonymous government source.
New TVA Rate Structure Supports Demand Response, Energy Efficiency: Smart grid companies, take note — huge federal power entity Tennessee Valley Authority has approved a 2011 budget that aims $135 million at energy efficiency and demand response programs.
Trina Solar’s Margin and Shipments Beat Guidance: Chinese solar company Trina Solar has posted record shipments and better than expected gross margins for the second quarter, continuing a string of recent strong reports from the solar industry.
Meet Obama’s Point Man on Electric Cars: “David Sandalow starts his five-mile commute each day by unplugging an orange extension cord connecting his Toyota Prius hybrid to an outlet in his brick carport.”
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