Report finds big clean energy opportunity in the South. If we only had a renewable electricity standard

Potential Utility-Scale Generation in the South

The dramatically scaled-back energy and oil-spill bill released by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday lacks both a carbon pricing mechanism and a renewable electricity standard (RES).  While support for a RES increased as the chances of passing more substantive legislation dwindled, Reid insists that 60 votes for an RES simply do not exist in this Senate.  That is particularly true for an RES that would actually push renewables beyond b...