Will 2012 Finally Be The Year Of The Strong Grid?

Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits: I came across Hubbell Inc. (HUB-B) when researching General Cable (

Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits: In Part I of this article I made the case that transmission stocks, or "Strong Grid" might be a clean energy sector that takes off in 2010, as Smart Grid stocks and

While the solar industry is going through something of a rough patch in the United States, the sun still shines in other parts of the world – a strong indication that better days are ahead for this vital source of clean power.   Germany’s Solar Boom  

The agencies which make up a U.S. Government mission overseas are not merely an alphabet soup of acronyms along for the ride. Working long hours behind the scenes both before and after the mission itself, applying skill and expertise to complex international negotiations under deadline pressure, they provide the very substance that makes foreign policy real, and which might just make the world a little smaller and a little more interconnected. For that reason, one such agency – the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution – appreciated Commerce Secretary Bryson’s shout-out during his remarks to the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai last week. “I have a good piece of news from OPIC,” Secretary Bryson said. “I’m sure that many of you are familiar with India’s Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation – IDFC. Yesterday (March 29), OPIC’s Board approved $250 million in financing to help IDFC expand lending for renewable energy projects, including solar, wind and energy efficiency, as well as for infrastructure projects. This will help meet an important need for more long-term capital to support India’s growing renewable energy sector.” Indeed, it will. IDFC is India’s premier infrastructure lender, with an enviable track record in the sector.  As a specialized financial institution, it provides end-to-end infrastructure financing and integrated project implementation services for India’s most important priority sectors. 

Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits: Unlike many of the financial statistics I've been looking at in

Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits: General Cable (BGC) is not only one of my Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2010, it was also holding its own in my

Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits: In part I of this series, I made the case that 2010 might be the year that transmission stocks caught investors' attention, as

By Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks): The unprecedented boom in natural gas supplies over the last few years has been one of the few tail-winds for the US economy over the last few years, as plummeting natural gas prices have lowered costs for both industry and consumers.