This is a concept; it currently doesn't exist at the scale Musk envisions, although there are numerous cities and utilities interested.
The playbook: a national network of utility interest groups and fossil fuel industry-funded think tanks provides funding, model legislation and political cover for anti-solar campaigns.
Other network-wide interest groups have subsequently been developed, including: 1) Pharmacogenomics; 2) Education; 3) CDS Development and Measures; 4) Provider and Payer Adoption and Barriers; and 5) Clinical Validity and Utility interest groups.
The EPA estimates that the number of ADs in operation on U.S. farms has grown from 30 to 150 between 2002 and 2010 and can be attributed to demonstrated production and reliability, reduction of environmental impacts, state and federal funding programs, energy utility interest, and revenue potential.
Example: If a house buyer puts down 20% and the price rises 10%, he makes 50% on his investment excluding, of course, brokerage commissions and other closing costs, taxes, maintenance, utilities, mortgage interest, interest foregone on his down payment, etc.
Granted, it is sloughing off its non-utility interests.
Detroit Edison is not the only utility interested in the technology.
"Once again, the administration has chosen to sacrifice public health in favor of narrow utility interests," Mr. Stanton said.
Outside groups like the Chamber of Commerce and oil and utility interests have been advertising against Perriello since he took office in 2009.
Then Newt Gingrich's group, American Solutions, whose largest donors include coal and electric-utility interests, began targeting Graham with a flurry of online articles about the "Kerry-Graham-Lieberman gas tax bill".
