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Opinion:

¶ “The Cost of Everything and the Value of Nothing: Falling Costs Are a Game-Changer” • When industry insiders were surveyed what the most compelling reason to invest in clean energy was, 15% said declining prices, and 11% said earnings growth. But the largest group, 20%, cited consumers’ preference for clean energy. [National Geographic]

Wind turbines on a ridge in West Virginia (Photo © Kent Mason)

¶ “Plant Vogtle: Georgia’s nuclear ‘renaissance’ now a financial quagmire” • Southern Company’s CEO has repeatedly said the project to build two more nuclear reactors would be history-making. He may be right, but not in the way he meant. Years behind schedule, billions over budget, it is fast becoming Exhibit A for why not to build a nuclear reactor. [MyAJC]

¶ “Offshore wind won a German power auction without needing any subsidies” • The price of offshore wind power…