NATO call for "ambitious, legally-binding" climate agreement in Paris.
China's solar power capacity to surge 4x by '20: official. To 150Gw from 35.8Gw at end of June. 17.5Gw to be installed this year, up from 13Gw in '14.
Cuba planning 24% clean/renewable power target by '30.
Ireland allocating 68M Euros to clean/renewable power in new budget.
Germany-Iran 500Mw clean power plan got MoU jumpstart.
OPEC production up 109Kb/d in Sept v. Aug. Gain mainly from Iraq (80Kb/d). Nigeria, Angola, UAE up. Sauds dropped 48K.
Pilgrim nuke plant in Mass. to close by June '19. Becoming too expensive to run. Safety rating just downgraded to lowest level.. 680Mw. Went online in '72. On 20-year extension. Could close as early as spring '17 if no refueling. Provides 17% of state's el power.
New Tesla (TSLA) car could qualify for $35K of tax breaks. (But problem in California of not enough charging stations.)
Appalachian Power looking to shut 2 coal power plants.
Envision Energy (China) bought controlling stake in over 600Mw wind portfolio in development by ViveEnergia in Mexico. 1st farm online by '17. Mexico had 2.55Gw wind power capacity at end of '14. '22 target 12Gw.
510Mw hydropower plant now online in Tibet. $1.5B cost.
2 more fracking-related earthquakes (4.5 range) hit Oklahoma.
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