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Morning Energy Blog – September 25, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. stocks end little changed. • Russell 2000 closes at record high. The three major U.S. stock indexes ended little changed on Friday. The Dow settled 10 points lower at 6,427, the S&P 500 ended 2 points up at 2,502 and the Nasdaq closed 4 points higher at 6,427. Weekly […]

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Here’s how the solar eclipse could affect the US power grid

With solar energy capacity growing around the country, the solar eclipse today presents a unique situation for the US. As the moon blocks out the sun across California, North Carolina, Utah, and other solar-heavy states, total solar generation is expected to plummet to less than 50% of total capacity. On August 21, 2017, parts of […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 26, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • New record highs across the board. • Corporate earnings continue to look good. The board was painted green yesterday with all the major indexes closing at new record highs. The Dow gained 100 points, 0.5%, finishing at 21,613, the S&P 500 tacked up 7 points, 0.3%, ending at 2,481 and […]

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Morning Energy Blog – July 6, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Dow and S&P little changed. • Nasdaq rallies after 3 losing sessions. The Dow and S&P 500 ended little changed after the holiday with the former closing down a point at 21,478 and the latter ending up 4 at 2,433. The Nasdaq, after closing in the red for the previous […]

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Morning Energy Blog – June 23, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. stocks end mixed. • Labor market tight. It was a lackluster day yesterday with U.S stocks ending mixed. The Dow slipped 13 points to 21,397, the S&P 500 ended off a single digit at 2,435 while the Nasdaq bucked the trend closing up 3 points at 6,237. All chatter. […]

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California Grid Smashes Record, Gets 67% of Energy From Renewables

California grid smashes renewables record, getting more than 67% of its energy from renewables on May 13, 2017. The state is still leading the U.S., but the entire country is making progress with renewable energy. CALIFORNIA LEADING THE WAY On May 13, 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled […]

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Morning Energy Blog – May 4, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Stocks end mixed. • Fed leaves interest rates unchanged. U.S. equities ended mixed yesterday with the Dow gaining 8 to 20,958 but the other two major indexes fell. The S&P 500 lost 3 to 2,388 and the red-hot Nasdaq fell 23 points to 6,073. Chatter. Let’s move on. The FOMC […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 22, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Dow logs 8th consecutive session of record highs. • S&P 500 and Nasdaq mark 2nd session in a row of record highs. U.S. stocks had a very good day yesterday with all three major indexes closing at record highs. The Dow marked its 8th consecutive session of record highs closing […]

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