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Chris Oaks spoke with Jereme Kent, general manager of One Energy.
Q: You stole the show at the Halloween parade by driving a huge flatbed truck, with one of the blades from the wind turbine project under construction on the north side of the city, through downtown. What are the specs on that thing?
A: Each blade weighs about 17,000 pounds and is 140 feet long. When completed, each of the turbines will have more swept area than a football field.
But it’s hard to imagine that kind of scale until you see one up close, which is why we wanted to put it in the parade, to give people the chance to see one up close. We lifted it onto the truck with a 12,000-pound forklift and a large excavator, actually two rigs on both ends.
Q: This project for Whirlpool and Ball Corp. is easily the largest in Hancock County, and one of the largest in Ohio, correct?
A: Outside of Paulding and Van Wert, I believe it’s the biggest in Ohio, consisting of five turbines. Two for Whirlpool and three for Ball.
And it’s really starting to take shape with the cranes going up. Components will start being set in place over the next couple of weeks and all of them will be up and online by the end of the year.
Q: My understanding is that these turbines will be capable of producing around 20 percent of the electricity needed to power each plant. Is that typical of a commercial wind turbine project?
A: Well, nothing about this project is typical. But to put it simply, the amount of power we can generate is largely determined by the amount of land we have to work with.
In this case, this was the largest reasonable output that we could do given the footprint of the area we had to work with, and it was enough to make the project a worthwhile investment for both companies.
Q: In the case of this particular project, you purchased the land the turbines will sit on, and you have plans for further development?
A: That’s right. Given all the factors that were taken into consideration, the best option was to purchase the land in order to have full control of the layout, where the turbines and necessary buildings would be, to control setbacks and so on.
That also gives us the opportunity to do fun things like opening the land up to create parks and picnic areas that would be accessible during the right times of year. And that idea of opening the area to the public is something that’s not been done in any other project anywhere in the country that I’m aware of. I believe it would be a first.
Q: There are those who are still not convinced of the long-term, wide-ranging viability of these alternative energy systems. What is it that convinces you that others just aren’t seeing?
A: I think the biggest problem is that our industry has done a poor job of communicating its benefits and its opportunities. It’s true that, by its very nature, wind is a hit-and-miss type of energy production. You have windy days and you have calm days, so any given site on any given day may seem somewhat inconsistent in its ability to generate clean power.
But, over the broad scale, in terms of a larger region such as the entire Midwest, or over a long span of time, the generation becomes much more stable. But, the biggest challenge to incorporating all forms of next-generation power remains the electric grid system.
In some areas, there’s still equipment from the 1930s that is being used to move power from generation points to the consumer and it’s like trying to plug a modern computer into an old knob-and-tube wiring system. It’s just not something the grid was ever designed to handle.
And so that becomes the most significant limitation to wider deployment of these technologies. But it’s something that will gradually be updated as the technology advances even further.
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The Treasury has suggested that cases of individuals or companies using community energy schemes as vehicles for tax avoidance has triggered this week’s decision to cut relief mechanisms.
On Monday amendments were placed into the new Finance Bill between its second and third reading, making community energy projects exempt from receiving EIS, SEIS and SITR tax relief as of 30 November.
The cuts were resoundingly criticised by the industry, which labelled them “extremely damaging”, however financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke indicated that apparent “misuse” of the scheme was the motive behind the decision.
And in a statement issued to Solar Power Portal, a Treasury spokesman said that the government had become aware of “significantly increased interest” in the use of participating in community energy schemes for “low-risk tax planning purposes”.
HMT said that preventing such abuse was the reasoning behind the changes, which were made in order to “ensure they remain effective at delivering investment to high-risk businesses that need funding to develop and grow, while protecting taxpayers from potential abuse”.
“The government is committed to supporting the investment and innovation needed to achieve a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy, but we also want to do this in a way that is fair and provides value for money to hardworking taxpayers,” the spokesman added.
The Treasury has yet to reply to more specific questions on the matter, including whether or not the department had conducted any internal impact assessment prior to making the decision.
The stance is unlikely to appease community energy campaigners who rely almost solely on share issues to investors in order to raise the required funds. With just a month until eligibility for tax relief is removed projects that have failed to raise sufficient funds face an uncertain future. Mongoose Energy managing director Jan-Willem Bode told SPP earlier this week that as much as half of his company’s pipeline faced uncertainty as a direct result of this law change.
Meanwhile Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op has urged new investors to sign up prior to the closure of tax relief, stating that “time is certainly off the essence”.
Depending on an individual investor’s circumstances the Edinburgh scheme proposes returns of between five and seven per cent, however these will fall given cuts to the tax relief measures and the programme is some distance off its target, so far raising just £124,000 of its £1.4 million aim.
Several green energy projects are moving along in Herkimer County.
At Wednesday’s meeting of the county Industrial Development Agency, the statuses of a few projects currently underway were discussed.
* A hydropower project with ECOsponsible, a nonprofit organization based in Buffalo, was given the OK to move forward by the IDA last month. Following a public hearing in the town of Herkimer Wednesday, the project now is able to continue.
The project entails replacing four old underwater turbines in the West Canada Creek with three new ones. Because part of the project lies within the town of Herkimer, and benefits from the project are estimated around $100,000, a public hearing needed to take place.
* A second project involving solar power also is moving along.
The project with SolarCity, which entails installing two solar arrays on 10 acres of county owned land on Herkimer County Community College’s campus, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The company soon will meet with the IDA to discuss the structure of the agreement, such as its exemption from county real property taxes for a 20-year period.
In other news:
* The IDA is considering whether to be a sponsor of the B2B program for 2016 for the third year in a row. The cost is $2,500 and a decision was deferred to the next meeting so the IDA can examine the budget beforehand.
* The IDA also is considering whether to buy an ad for the 2016 Boilermaker at a cost of about $950. A decision was deferred to the next meeting to examine the budget.
The next meeting of the IDA will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25.
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The company says that the two-in-one coalescing UD+ filter combined with the redesigned activated carbon tower QDT allows for an oil content far below 0.01 mg/m3, the maximum allowed total oil content for class 1. The filter train was tested by the TÜV Institute.
Atlas Copco says that the UD+ filter combines the reliability and performance of wrapped filters with pressure drops lower than pleated filters. This is claimed to result is a 40% energy efficiency improvement compared to traditional filters.
According to the company, the redesigned QDT activated carbon tower removes the residual oil vapours and odours from the compressed air supply. With optimization of the activated carbon material and internal flow path, the tower is claimed to improve energy efficiency by an average 65% while continuing to provide air purity, a small footprint and a long lifetime.
Windlab Ltd. and Eurus Energy Holdings Corp. plan to build a A$140 million ($102 million) wind and solar energy park in the Australian state of Queensland.
The Kennedy Energy Park plant will be the first large-scale hybrid solar and wind park in Australia, Canberra-based Windlab said in a statement posted on its website. Construction is expected to start after June next year.
The companies will install six wind turbines and 64,000 solar panels in the first stage of the project, according to the statement. Successful completion of the first stage may lead to adding 1,200 megawatts of clean-energy capacity, Windlab said in the statement.
The Kennedy Energy Park follows an announcement earlier this year of a 20-megawatt wind project in Victoria that Windlab and Eurus are building together. Eurus, a Tokyo-based clean-energy developer, is a venture between Toyota Tsusho Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co.
The ITC is expected to be stepped down in December 2016.
Solar industry is expected to grow with solar reaching grid parity in many US states.
Major residential players have successfully reduced their per watt cost and look confident to face the step down.
The Investment tax credit or ITC as it is commonly known, is regarded as the most generous federal incentives granted by the federal government for promotion of solar energy. It started in the year 2006 and is now due for step down in December 2016. According to this scheme, any residential or commercial establishment could claim a 30% tax credit from his tax bills for any rooftop installation which was installed before December 31, 2016. This tax credit will be reduced to nil or 10% depending upon the type of installation after December 2016, unless otherwise modified by the Congress. Though the federal tax credit played a very important role in boosting the solar installations in the USA, I believe the industry has now matured enough to carry on even if the ITC is not extended.
The investment tax credit enables the installer to claim a credit in the taxes he would pay. The ITC allows a 30% rebate for both commercial and residential installations placed in service before December 31, 2016. There is no doubt that the investment tax credit policy was started to boost the rooftop installations in USA. The 30% tax credit was first implemented for two years from 2006 till 2007, extended by a year’s time and thereafter had an eight-year extension. The ITC is set to drop from 30% to 10% for commercial systems and zero for residential systems by the end of 2016.
USA has witnessed a boom in its rooftop installations and a major portion of the credit will go to the ITC implementation. Incentives play a major part in boosting a particular technology. The federal incentives and regulations have always helped an industry mature, especially during the initial stage when the prices are high and not affordable by the general masses. Residential solar installations in USA increased by 6% in Q2’15 and 11% in Q1’15 on a quarterly basis. According to an infographic, the number of houses with rooftop solar is expected to reach 3.8 million by 2020, from just 30,000 homes in 2006.
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Source: GreenTechMedia
Almost half of the US states have already reached grid parity or are very close to attaining it. This means it makes more sense for them financially, to invest in a solar system than to be grid connected. The LCOE or Levelized cost of energy for solar system is almost equal to the electricity prices. Moreover, the solar costs are expected to fall by another 40% in the next couple of years.
Source: Community energy Inc
ii) Impact on demand growth
In terms of quantifying the impact of no state incentives, nearly 25% of the total residential solar installations came online without any state incentive in Q1 2015. The residential markets of California and Arizona continue to grow, even without any residential incentives. States like New York and Nevada are also showing a small growth in installations without the support of state incentives.
Source: SEIA
On the other hand, another analyst from Bloomberg said “With a proposed five-year federal ITC extension, we anticipate an additional 22 GW of solar will get built by 2022.” Though the residential solar will grow, the pace of growth will be slower.
iii) Impact on big Residential Installation Companies – The three big residential installers in USA are SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY), Vivint Solar (NYSE:VSLR) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN). They have been successful in reducing their costs to a level that should help them see a smooth transition into the year 2017 even if ITC is not extended.
SolarCity is the biggest installer in the USA. The company in its recent Q2’15 earnings report mentioned that it would be able to maintain healthy unlevered IRRs of approximately 7.5% and an equity NPV of roughly $0.60 per watt, with 10% ITC in 2017.
Vivint Solar was successful in reducing its cost per watt to $3 in Q2’15, down from $3.21 in the first quarter of 2015 and $3.55 in the second quarter of 2014. The company too should remain competitive going into 2017. Sunrun’s cost is a little over Vivint Solar at $3.07 per watt but in my view Sunrun will be cost competitive as well.
Possibility of an ITC extension remains, as the Obama government is in favor of extending the ITC. Hilary Clinton also remains extremely pro-solar energy with her 500 million solar panels target however some Republicans are opposing it.
It is a fact that the solar installations will face a slowdown in the year 2017 if solar installations no longer enjoy the tax credit. BNEF expects a drop of around 8 GW in the solar project pipeline, if the ITC is not extended. Another area of concern might be the Solar+storage. It is expensive to install solar plus storage compared to the grid prices. The storage industry is still in a nascent stage and would require financial subsidies to become popular. The ITC step down in 2016 will increase the costs particularly for solar and storage. This might dissuade people to install the solar storage component as it will still be expensive.
I am not totally ruling out the extension of ITC since some USA markets still depend upon federal incentives to make residential solar a viable option, but I believe a substantial section of market has already matured and will grow even if the ITC is not granted an extension. The prices of solar energy has fallen dramatically (more than 75%) in the last decade, when ITC came into being. Though I would vote in favor of the ITC getting an extension, I also think all good things have to come to an end. With the industry entering a mature state and major residential installers looking confident, the dominance of solar energy is inevitable in the long run. I would not worry about ITC not getting extended though it would help in a faster acceleration in solar energy adoptions.
San Francisco voters will be asked to decide on a number of ballot measures pertaining to the city’s affordable housing crisis. Voting takes place on Nov. 3, 2015. Find your polling place and complete voting information at the City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections website.
How the ballot reads: To finance the construction, development, acquisition, and preservation of housing affordable to low- and middle-income households through programs that will prioritize vulnerable populations such as San Francisco’s working families, veterans, seniors, disabled persons; to assist in the acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental apartment buildings to prevent the eviction of long-term residents; to repair and reconstruct dilapidated public housing; to fund a middle-income rental program; and to provide for home ownership down payment assistance opportunities for educators and middle-income households; shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $310 million in general obligation bonds, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?
In a nutshell: Proposition A is a $310 million general obligation bond that’s being floated to finance the construction or rehabilitation of 30,000 affordable housing units. The bond measure requires two-thirds majority voter approval to pass.
Read more about Proposition A from KQED’s News Fix.
Read the ballot guide summary with arguments for and against
How the ballot reads: Shall the City amend the Charter to allow parents who are both City employees to each take the maximum amount of paid parental leave for which they qualify for the birth, adoption or foster parenting of the same child, if both parents are City employees; and to provide each parent the opportunity to keep up to 40 hours of sick leave at the end of paid parental leave?
In a nutshell: If approved, Proposition B would allow both parents, if they are city employees, to take the maximum paid parental leave. Both parents could also keep up to 40 hours of paid sick leave at the end of paid parental leave. Proposition B requires majority approval to pass.
Read the ballot guide summary with arguments for and against
How the ballot reads: Shall the City regulate expenditure lobbyists by requiring them to register with the Ethics Commission, pay a $500 registration fee, and file monthly disclosures regarding their lobbying activities?
In a nutshell: If approved, Proposition C would define an expenditure lobbyist as any person or business who pays $2,500 or more in a calendar month to solicit, request or urge others to directly lobby city officers. Prop. C requires majority voter approval to pass.
Read the ballot guide summary with arguments for and against
How the ballot reads: Shall the City increase the height limit for 10 of the 28 acres of the Mission Rock site from one story to height limits ranging from 40 to 240 feet and make it City policy to encourage the development on the Mission Rock site provided that it includes eight acres of parks and open space and housing of which at least 33% is affordable for low- and middle-income households?
In a nutshell: If approved, Proposition D would allow changes to building height limits at 10 of 24 acres at Mission Rock. The Mission Rock development plan includes 1,000 to 1,950 residential units, most of which are rentals. At least 33 percent of the units must be affordable to low- and middle-income households. Prop. D requires majority voter approval to pass.
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How the ballot reads: Shall the City broadcast all City meetings live on the Internet; allow members of the public to submit electronically during the meeting live, written, video, or audio comments from any location and require those comments be played; require pre-recorded video testimony to be played during a meeting; and allow the public or board, commission, or committee members to request that discussion of a particular agenda item begin at a specific time?
In a nutshell: If approved, Prop. E would amend San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance to require the city to broadcast all city meetings live on the Internet. The public would also be able to submit written, video or audio to those meetings from anywhere. Prop. E requires majority voter approval to pass.
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How the ballot reads: Shall the City limit short-term rentals of a housing unit to 75 days per year regardless of whether the rental is hosted or unhosted; require owners to provide proof that they authorize the unit as a short-term rental; require residents who offer short-term rentals to submit quarterly reports on the number of days they live in the unit and the number of days the unit is rented; prohibit short-term rentals of in-law units; allow interested parties to sue hosting platforms; and make it a misdemeanor for a hosting platform to unlawfully list a unit as a short-term rental?
In a nutshell: Prop. F seeks to impose tougher restrictions on short-term rentals by limiting them to 75 days per year across the board, requiring property owners to provide proof that they authorize short-term rentals and imposing provisions to ensure that private rentals are paying hotel taxes and complying with city codes, among other things. Prop. F requires majority voter approval to pass.
KQED’s News Fix: How San Francisco’s Prop. F Would Change Airbnb Rentals
Listen to a debate about Proposition F from KQED’s Forum.
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We need to break from our guide format a little to describe the unusual circumstances surrounding Prop. G and Prop. H. Both measures treat the same subject: Precisely what sources of power may be termed renewable or “green” for San Francisco’s planned CleanPowerSF program and what disclosures the program will make to consumers about where it gets its electricity. CleanPowerSF, scheduled to launch in early 2016, aims to offer city residents cleaner energy (less dependent on non-renewable sources, mainly fossil fuels) than currently available through PG&E. Similar programs are already operating in Marin and Sonoma counties.
Proposition G was launched by IBEW Local 1245, a union that represents line and clerical workers at PG&E (and many other companies). Prop. G, positioned partly as a local jobs issue, would narrow the kinds of electricity that CleanPowerSF could call green by excluding potentially “dirty” power procured through the use of unbundled renewable energy credits. The measure would also have barred power produced by rooftop solar arrays, an increasingly important source, from being classified as “renewable greenhouse-gas free electricity.”
Proponents of CleanPowerSF, including both moderates and progressive on the Board of Supervisors, attacked Prop. G as a tactic to undermine the new alternative power program. They produced Proposition H, which would allow the city to use the state’s definition of renewable energy sources any time it officially uses terms like “clean energy” or “green energy.” By using the state’s definition, CleanPowerSF may take advantage of unbundled renewable energy credits.
Here’s the twist: Confronted with Proposition H, the backers of Proposition G reconsidered. They agreed to abandon Prop. G in exchange for a compromise: The Prop. H authors, led by Supervisor London Breed, would include provisions a) requiring the city to try to limit the use of the unbundled renewable energy credits for CleanPowerSF and b) urging the city to inform consumers of the composition of CleanPowerSF’s energy portfolio in upcoming mailings.
With that deal in place, IBEW 1245 joined Breed, Mayor Ed Lee and most of the Board of Supervisors in support of Prop. H and against Prop. G. That means there is no ballot argument in favor of Prop. G.
More details on G and H as they appear on the ballot:
Proposition G: How the ballot reads: Shall the City define “renewable, greenhouse-gas free electricity” to mean electricity derived exclusively from certain renewable resources located within or adjacent to the California border or electricity derived from Hetch Hetchy, except for electricity from other types of resources such as rooftop solar and other large hydroelectric facilities; require CleanPowerSF to inform customers and potential customers of the planned percentage of “renewable, greenhouse-gas free electricity” to be provided; and prohibit CleanPowerSF from marketing, advertising or making any public statement that its electricity is “clean” or “green” unless the electricity is “renewable, greenhouse gas-free electricity” as defined in this measure?
Read the ballot guide summary with argument against
Proposition H: How the ballot reads: Shall the City use the State definition of “eligible renewable energy resources” when referring to terms such as “clean energy,” “green energy,” and “renewable Greenhouse Gas-free Energy”; and shall CleanPowerSF be urged to inform customers and potential customers of the planned percentage of types of renewable energy to be supplied in each communication; and shall it be City policy for CleanPowerSF to use electricity generated within California and San Francisco when possible?
Read the ballot guide summary with arguments for and against
KALW: S.F.’s Prop. G authors say vote for competing measure, Prop. H
S.F. Public Press: Propositions G and H: Defining ‘Clean’ or ‘Green’ Energy
How the ballot reads: Shall the City suspend the issuance of permits on certain types of housing and business development projects in the Mission District for at least 18 months; and develop a Neighborhood Stabilization Plan for the Mission District by January 31, 2017?
In a nutshell: Proposition I seeks to impose a temporary moratorium on luxury housing construction in San Francisco’s Mission District for at least 18 months, halting the construction of market-rate housing and any project larger than five units. It would also develop a stabilization plan to preserve land that could be used for affordable housing in the area, which has been impacted by gentrification and displacement of long-time residents. Prop. I requires majority approval to pass.
KQED’s News Fix: San Francisco Supervisors Debate Proposed Market-Rate Housing Moratorium
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How the ballot reads: Shall the City establish a Legacy Business Historic Preservation Fund, which would give grants to Legacy Businesses and to building owners who lease space to those businesses for terms of at least 10 years; and expand the definition of a Legacy Business to include those that have operated in San Francisco for more than 20 years, are at risk of displacement and meet the other requirements of the Registry?
In a nutshell: Prop. J would create the Legacy Business Historic Legacy Fund. Legacy businesses would be granted $500 per full-time employee. Building owners who lease to legacy businesses for at least 10 years could also receive an annual grant of $4.50 per square foot of leased space. Prop. J expands the definition of a legacy business to include businesses and nonprofits that have been in the city for over 20 years, have contributed to the history or identity of a neighborhood, or face risk of displacement because of rent increases or lease termination. Prop. J requires majority voter approval to pass.
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How the ballot reads: Shall the City expand the allowable uses of surplus property to include building affordable housing for a range of households from those who are homeless or those with very low income to those with incomes up to 120% of the area median income; and, for projects of more than 200 units, make some housing available for households earning up to 150% or more of the area median income?
In a nutshell: If approved, Prop. K would permit San Francisco “to expand the allowable uses of surplus property to include building affordable housing for a range of households from those who are homeless or those with very low income to those with incomes up to 120 percent of the area median income. For projects of more than 200 units, some housing would be available for households earning up to 150 percent or more of the median income.” Prop. K requires majority approval to pass.
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Sunday, October 25, 2015
The crisp air of fall is a reminder to get your home and your car ready for winter. If there’s already a nip in the air, you could be losing energy from leaks around windows and doors.
Snow and ice can add to your commute or cause damage to your home. Be prepared for blizzards, blackouts and other winter storm-related problems by keeping important supplies where you can get to them quickly.
A home emergency kit should contain bottled water, a first aid kit, a battery-operated radio, fresh batteries, candles, matches and non-perishable food. A similar kit for the car should include blankets, extra gloves, a shovel and salt or snow-melting chemicals.
Other items on the cold weather checklist:
• Furnace checkup and cleaning: Clean or replace your furnace’s air filters. Have a professional check the furnace and ensure the thermostat and other parts are working properly. A typical home furnace reaches the end of its useful life after 15 years and may need repair or replacement. A computerized thermostat can save energy and money by reducing the temperature at night or when you’re away from home.
• Consider insulating heating ducts: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates a centrally-heated home can lose as much as 60 percent of warmed air before it reaches vents if the ductwork is poorly connected, not insulated or if it travels through unheated spaces. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust and dirt from vents.
• Get a chimney checkup: Before lighting the first fire of the season, your chimney should be checked for animals, nests, leaves and other debris, as well as for any necessary repairs.
• Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors: Homeowners should routinely test these devices to make sure they work and install fresh batteries as needed. Detector units should be replaced every 10 years.
• Clean gutters and ridge vents: Clean gutters to prevent or remove any debris that could cause rainwater to clog, freeze and damage gutters. Ridge vents should be cleared to allow the house to “breathe” properly and eliminate stagnant inside air. Close any attic vents or windows that would allow heated air to escape and cold air to seep in.
• Plug holes: The average American home has many small air leaks. Though they may not be large, they have a cumulative effect on home heating costs. Make sure windows close tightly. Check for leaks around them, and use caulking to plug the leaks. Inspect all weatherstripping for cracks and peeling. In addition, consider applying insulating film to drafty windows, and install a tight-fitting fireplace door or cover to stop a day-long loss of heat through the chimney.
• Final preparations: Test your snow blower to find out whether there is a problem now rather than waiting until a storm hits. Prepare your snow-clearing equipment, such as shovels, salt or other ice-melting products. Finally, don’t forget to drain outside faucets and remove hoses to prevent the pipes from freezing.
• Car checkup: Make sure you have ice scrapers, blankets and other cold-weather gear in your car. Have a mechanic check fluid levels, including the coolant, to be sure reservoirs are full and able to withstand freezing temperatures. Do windshield wipers need to be replaced? Are defrosters and heaters working? Is there enough tread left on the tires for safe driving? Are they inflated properly?
Some utility companies are offering incentives to install energy-saving appliances, and that could save money over the life of your home.
Remember, you can always check a company’s Better Business Bureau Business Review online at www.bbb.org or by calling 573-886-8965.
Sean Spence is the Mid-Missouri regional director for Better Business Bureau.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China. The programs will avoid over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution in the country between now and 2020, equivalent to taking nearly 4 million passenger vehicles off the road for one year.
Apple also announced that construction on 40 megawatts of solar projects in the Sichuan Province is now complete. These solar installations produce more than the total amount of electricity used by Apple’s offices and retail stores in China, making Apple’s operations carbon neutral in China.
“Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time, and the time for action is now,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The transition to a new green economy requires innovation, ambition and purpose. We believe passionately in leaving the world better than we found it and hope that many other suppliers, partners and other companies join us in this important effort.”
First, Apple is significantly expanding its clean-energy investments in China. Apple plans to build more than 200 megawatts of solar projects in the northern, eastern and southern grid regions of China, which will produce the equivalent of the energy used by more by than 265,000 Chinese homes in a year and will begin to offset the energy used in Apple’s supply chain.
Second, Apple is launching a new initiative to drive its manufacturing partners to become more energy efficient and to use clean energy for their manufacturing operations. Apple will partner with suppliers in China to install more than 2 gigawatts of new clean energy in the coming years.
Apple also will share best practices in procuring clean energy and building high-quality renewable energy projects, and provide hands-on assistance to some suppliers in areas like energy efficiency audits, regulatory guidance and building strong partnerships to bring new clean energy projects to China.
As part of Apple’s industry-leading program, Foxconn will construct 400 megawatts of solar, starting in the Henan Province, by 2018. Foxconn has committed to generate as much clean energy as its Zhengzhou factory consumes in final production of iPhone.
“We are excited to embark on this initiative with Apple. Our companies share a vision for driving sustainability and I hope that this renewable energy project will serve as a catalyst for continued efforts to promote a greener ecosystem in our industry and beyond,” said Terry Gou, founder and CEO of Foxconn Technology Group. “Sustainability is a core pillar in Foxconn’s strategy and we are committed to investing in green manufacturing.”
“Being responsible, protecting air and water, and driving clean energy are at the heart of Apple’s commitment to China,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives. “These projects go beyond Apple’s operations in China to help our suppliers adopt clean renewable energy.”
Apple has taken significant steps to protect the environment by transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy. Today the company is powering 100 percent of its operations in China and the US, and more than 87 percent of its worldwide operations, with renewable energy. (Original Source)
Back in the late 1960s, when I was finishing up my undergraduate studies, house plants were all the rage. In the trade we referred to them as foliage plants and had it not been for the draft and the Vietnam War my path might very well have been through the vast foliage growers of Encinitas, California, where range after range of greenhouses were packed with ferns, palms, golden pothos, snake plants, philodendrons, Swedish ivy and, of course, spider plants.
BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 20 /CSRwire/ – The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and FORTUNE announced that Baltimore based Bithenergy, a renewable energy firm, topped the 2015 Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city businesses in the U.S. Bithenergy was recognized by longtime ICIC partner Staples, Inc. for both its top place on the list, and for its growth rate of 2,973 percent. Staples presented the company with the annual Staples Business Growth Award for this impressive rate.
“Entrepreneurship is in our blood and we are committed to honoring the entrepreneurs who are bringing economic opportunity to America’s inner cities,” said Shira Goodman, Executive Vice President, North American Commercial at Staples. “ICIC and Staples share a common vision and congratulate Blithenergy for helping create an urban marketplace that is critical to the long-term health of the economy.”
Bithenergy’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Wallace, has founded several companies, including an IT consultancy. Bithenergy applies a professional services model to the energy business and offers intelligent strategies for development of renewable energy systems, managing energy consumption, and building smart grid infrastructure. Through its internship program, Bithenergy works to connect local youth to future opportunities in the energy industry, and Wallace is active in promoting small and minority business in Baltimore and beyond.
Each year, ICIC works with a national network of nominating partners to identify, rank and spotlight rapidly-growing urban businesses. The top 100 are determined by revenue growth and are honored on the Inner City 100 list published in FORTUNE. This year’s full list of winners can be viewed at Fortune.com.
Before the Awards celebration, winners gathered for a full-day business symposium featuring management case studies from Harvard Business School professors and interactive sessions with top CEOs. Keynote speakers included Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Harvard Business School Professor and ICIC Founder and Chairman Michael E. Porter, University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley, Boston Beer Chairman and Co-Founder Jim Koch, Hill Holliday CEO Karen Kaplan and Uber East Coast General Manager Meghan Verena Joyce.
“These entrepreneurs are strong community leaders and industry game changers,” ICIC CEO Steve Grossman said of the 2015 Inner City 100 winners. “Their businesses are critical drivers of economic development and job creation. Together, they demonstrate the competitive advantages of doing business in our inner cities.”
Boasting an average five-year growth rate of 378 percent between 2010 and 2014, the 2015 Inner City 100 winners represent a wide span of geography, hailing from 45 cities and 23 states. Collectively, the winners employ 6,168 people, and on average, over a third of their employees live in the same neighborhood as the company.
Highlights of the 2015 Inner City 100 include:
Employ 6,168 workers total.
Created 3,755 new jobs in the last five years.
On average, 32 percent of employees live in the same neighborhood as the company.
Average company age is 15 years.
Average 2014 revenue is $12 million.
25 percent have female CEOs.
40 percent have a minority CEO.
12 percent of the winners are certified veteran-owned.
Inner City 100 Methodology: The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) defines inner cities as core urban areas with higher unemployment and poverty rates and lower median incomes than their surrounding metropolitan statistical areas. Every year, ICIC identifies, ranks, and spotlights the 100 fastest-growing businesses located in America’s inner cities. In 2015, Companies were ranked by revenue growth over the five-year period between 2010 and 2014. This list was audited by the independent accounting firm Rucci, Bardaro, and Falzone, PC.
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
ICIC is a national nonprofit founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC’s mission is to promote economic prosperity in America’s inner cities through private sector investment that leads to jobs, income and wealth creation for local residents. Through its research on inner city economies, ICIC provides businesses, governments and investors with the most comprehensive and actionable information in the field about urban market opportunities. The organization supports urban businesses through the @icicorg.
Though this warm weather is holding on for dear life, we do know winter is on the way. Here are some suggestions on how to prepare your vehicle for cold weather.
October is Fall Car Care Month so let’s go over some of the things you should have checked over before the cold weather arrives. Many times a properly maintained vehicle won’t need too many expensive repairs all at the same time.
Air filters block contaminants from getting inside the cylinders in your engine. But there is also a cabin filter on many newer vehicles that cleans the air that comes into the passenger compartment. Replacing a dirty cabin air filter will keep the interior air fresh and help the defroster work more efficiently.
A battery that is starting the vehicle okay now might fail when the temperature drops. Hot summer weather and the additional electronic systems on newer vehicles can put a large strain on the battery and charging system, so make sure it’s all thoroughly inspected.
Many people wait to hear a noise coming from their brakes before getting them inspected, but that can be a costly mistake. Waiting too long can add to the number of brake parts that become damaged, raising the cost of the repair.
In many cases you will not need to have your drive belt and hoses replaced, but having them inspected can give you some peace of mind. The fluids also need to be checked and replaced if necessary to keep things flowing like they should.
Making sure the heating and defrosting systems are working properly will not only keep you comfortable, but allow you to clear the windshield during the cold winter months. Having good wiper blades will keep the windshield clear so you can see everything that’s in front of you on the road.
The suspension is one of the most neglected systems on a vehicle and if a suspension part breaks it will usually leave you stranded. Make sure that you specifically ask your mechanic to check it all out this fall.
Having all of your lights working is always very important, but especially now, when we have less and less sunlight every day. You definitely want to see and be seen during the dark winter months.
Tires can require replacement for a number of reasons, from normal wear and tear to damage from a pothole. The entire weight and control of your vehicle comes down to your four tires, so do not hesitate replacing them when they are worn out.
Having a thorough fall inspection done can help you and your vehicle make it through the winter months without any trouble on the road.
A Dallas-based startup is moving ahead with a plan to become the first company to operate a hydropower plant in Allegheny County, but don’t expect a heavy flow of followers just yet.
Despite a federal push to generate more electricity from water, especially at existing structures such as the Braddock Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River, expansion has been slow.
“It is more economically feasible right now to build generators that burn off natural gas … than to build hydro,” said Penn State University mechanical engineering professor John M. Cimbala, who was the principal investigator on a $3 million project between the school and the Department of Energy to train graduate students in hydropower research and development.
Eight proposed Pennsylvania hydropower projects pending before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which grants licenses, would total about 120 megawatts of capacity — less than 5 percent of the power of the state’s largest coal and nuclear plants. Nationally, hydropower supplies about 7 percent of electricity.
“Hydropower plants pay themselves off eventually, but it’s a big up-front investment. It’s hard to justify right now with the cost of natural gas,” Cimbala said.
Licensing delays can make the decision to invest even tougher, said LeRoy Coleman, spokesman for the National Hydropower Association in Washington.
Dallas-based Hydro Green Energy got its license in July to build a 5.25-megawatt, low-impact hydroelectric plant on the Braddock dam, for which it applied in 2011. The company expects the $15.7 million construction project to last a year starting next July.
“(In) Pennsylvania, with its rivers and hills, there’s tremendous opportunity, not just in Braddock but in other locations around Pittsburgh,” said Mike Maley, Hydro Green’s president and CEO.
The plant, running on technology patented by Hydro Green, will generate enough electricity to power about 5,250 homes, but the power might not be used for that purpose, Maley said. He has an agreement with an entity to buy the power but won’t disclose the buyer until a contract is signed.
Adding hydropower to non-powered dams such as Braddock could generate up to 12 gigawatts of power, according to the Energy Department, which gave Hydro Green a $1.8 million grant to develop its technology. The company received a $4 million grant from the state Alternative and Clean Energy Program and a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, through the Department of Environmental Protection.
The Department of Energy is promoting development of small hydropower at existing, unpowered dams, especially those owned by the Army Corps of Engineers, because it is cheaper and has less impact on wildlife and the environment than new dams.
In June 2014, Congress passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, which is supposed to expedite the corps’ review of permit applications for hydropower plants at its dams. Developers are waiting for the corps to issue guidance for its permits, the National Hydropower Association said.
A 2012 department report listed 597 non-powered dams in the United States where hydropower facilities could be developed. Forty-five of those sites were in Pennsylvania.
Since the report was issued, two hydropower plants, including Braddock, have received FERC licenses.
The corps, the largest hydropower producer in the country, has 75 federally run hydro plants on its 700 dams, producing about 21,000 megawatts of power, said Kamau Sadiki, national hydropower business line manager. There are another 59 nonfederal hydropower plants, owned by counties, municipal governments and private companies, at the corps dams, he said.
About one-third of the agency’s remaining dams are feasible sites for hydropower development, he said.
“We want to see more renewable energy online. We want to reduce the carbon footprint, and so it’s a good thing for the corps,” Sadiki said.
But the low price of natural gas has put a damper on many hydropower plans, and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon, Cimbala said.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based U.S. Renewables Group’s Boston company, Rye Development, has FERC permits to study building small hydropower facilities at existing dams in the corps’ Pittsburgh District, but it needs licenses before any work could begin, said Don Lauzon, vice president of regulatory affairs for the company.
It applied for the licenses under the name Free Flow Power in February and March 2014, but the regulatory requirements make the process long, Lauzon said.
“That causes an additional time because it’s additional coordination for us as developers, which makes the process a little bit more … complicated for a coordination perspective,” Lauzon said.
Tory N. Parrish is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach her at 412-380-5662 or tparrish@tribweb.com.
SILVER CITY — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) visited Silver City on Friday where he chaired the Southwest New Mexico Energy and Green Jobs Task Force meeting in the Western New Mexico University Student Memorial Building.
All of you know how important public service is,” Udall said. “I’m very proud of your work.”
Mary Stoecker, task force member who works at the New Mexico Department of Health office in Silver City, gave a history and update.
“I came on in 2011 when we were addressing issue areas from a regional perspective. We built a strategic plan. I was insistent that it be a short plan,” Stoecker said.
“By 2013, we were ready to go to the governments and ask for their support of implementation of the plan,” she said. “All agreed, except for Catron County, but it’s now considering joining.”
“At the point of implementation, we are focusing on the guiding plan,” Stoecker said. “As slow as it may feel, we’ve come a long way.”
“Collaboration and consensus are tremendously important,” Udall said. “The EDA (Economic Development Administration) feels like this is a real model for other places in the country.”
Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments executive director, talked about the receipt of an EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant for $250,000.
“We are partnering with New Mexico Tech to do the feasibility study for an incubator for the $25,000 match,” Lucero said. “A lot of the award is for how we develop collaboration to assist businesses and local governments around renewable energy. As we accomplish one task, we move to the next one.”
Udall thanked the COG for taking on the task.
The task force also heard a report on the McCune Foundation award.
“New Mexico is lucky to have a foundation like McCune. My sense is that they saw the collaboration and consensus,” Udall said.
Stoecker said the group submitted the application to McCune last fall.
“It came to us through The Wellness Coalition, also active in the four counties. The award, for $15,000, helps support strengthening the four counties, municipalities, commercial, residential and financial entities,” Stoecker said.
Lucero said the award would allow a half-time Americorps volunteer and a quarter-time one to provide outreach on “what we can do with energy efficiency and conservation to complement the EDA award.”
“We saw that the USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program could jumpstart the plan,” said Denise Smith, speaking for the Silver City Office of Sustainability. “The town applied and received the $83,000 grant, with $65,000 going toward energy audits.”
Businesses pay a 25 percent cost share which is rolled back into the program, creasing the number above the 26 businesses we already have participating, Smith said.
“We will hire an energy auditor. Once we have that, we will have recommendations for how to increase energy efficiency, which opens the business up to apply for a grant for energy efficiency,” Smith said.
“As a small business owner,” Silver City Mayor Michael Morones said, “we had an energy audit, not under this program. What we ended up doing was changing all our light fixtures with cost sharing vehicles. Within five years, our investment paid off.”
Morones said his business looked at USDA Rural Economic Development and put solar panels on its roof.
“We now have no electrical costs. With the addition of the state and federal rebates, it was a three-year payoff. Hopefully everyone can take this information back to your communities,” Morones said.
Benny Jasso, Mayor of Deming, reported on the Regional and local Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy successes.
“I’ve been in office only 1½ years, but we look constantly for energy savings,” Jasso said. “We bought a natural gas compressor and have already sold $3,000 worth of compressed natural gas. It has been a significant investment, but is it capable for vehicle filling. Two of our trash trucks are powered by compressed natural gas.”
Deming City Manager Aaron Sera said the station is just now coming online. “The collection trucks used to use fuel at about $400 to $500 a month. Now the compressed natural gas costs us $50 a month.”
The city is also looking at solar development and a partnership with PNM.
Morones said the biggest successes for the Sustainability Plan for 2030 were hitting a huge set of goals.
He said the solar array at the wastewater treatment plan saved money — according to Smith, about $2 million over the 20-year lease. The small array at the Visitor Center takes care of electricity costs, and the timed sprinkler system at the Ben Altamirano field provides about $80,000 savings in water costs. With the water savings, even with population growth the town provides about two-thirds of the high amount used in 2006 to a larger number of people.
“Water rights, with conservation, should sustain us for about 100 years,” Morones said.
Sera said when Silver City did the solar array, Deming piggybacked on the process for Deming, saving it about $60,000 a year.
He said Deming has tapped into PNM rebates for lights at the ballfield and rodeo area, which will return money to the city.
“New Mexico has inadequate transmission systems,” said John Strand of SunZia Transmission. “SunZia is for wind energy transmission. For PNM, most of their load is to Albuquerque. SunZia could help PNM with a transfer station at Socorro.”
Strand said the natural gas plant in Deming is running at 50 percent, because of the lack of transmission infrastructure.
“With SunZia, it will make more renewable energy available to more of New Mexico,” Strand said.
“We see it with the whole Western grid,” Udall said. “We have 73 times the renewable of what we need, but we don’t have the grid to export it. People should see a better grid ties into better employment.”
“We should be looking long-term, so we know how to plan,” Udall continued. “New Mexico has a renewable energy standard. If we had a national renewable standard, it would put pressure to lower costs and get transmission lines. I will work hard on the Production Tax Credit extension.”
In 2006, an estimated 30,000 homes had solar panels installed. California’s growing solar market is also making California a national leader in climate action and the clean energy economy. ““They think the state should do more to encourage rooftop solar, not make it more expensive”.
Amber Rudd has defended the government’s controversial cuts to support for the solar industry as another firm collapsed.
But the George Osborne acolyte, under increasing pressure from the Chancellor’s Treasury to rein in renewable energy costs, has changed tack, announcing plans to slash subsidies by nearly 90%.
“Solar plus storage presents opportunities for larger properties with demand charges, in contrast to individual residential property owners”. With its willingness to work with other pioneers in the industry, Panasonic Eco Solutions has become a one-stop shop for expertise in solar photovoltaic engineering, construction, finance, and even long-term operation and management.
Nationally there are around 35,000 jobs within the solar industry and its supply chain and job losses of up to 27,000 are predicted.
He said: “It is with great sadness that the directors of Southern Solar have no choice other than to appointment administrators”. “Reon is part of the Dawood Hercules Corporation – which is the single largest contributor to the private energy sector of Pakistan – that controls nearly 1,800 megawatts of generation capacity, boasting large-scale ventures such as the Hub Power Company Limited, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, Tenaga Generasi Limited and Laraib Energy Limited”, he added. Dr Tripathi said solar energy would account for 1,00,000 MW of power while 60,000 MW would be generated by harnessing wind capacity.
One of the UK’s most trusted and pioneering solar installers has been forced to call in the administrators. John Craggs, its acting chief executive said: “We are bitterly disappointed with the changes proposed”. EnviroGroup is one of the founding members of Yingli Solar’s YINGLI 4 YOU Partner Program.
The social housing sector has been at the forefront of large-scale PV installation.
‘This makes a mockery of any claim the United Kingdom might have to be offering global leadership on climate change’.
In an effort to the reduce the impact of negative factors overseas, domestic firms have turned to their home market to explore more stable growth and are urging the government to relax a number of regulations to help promote green energy in the nation. More importantly though is that this decision will certainly affect the UK’s ability to achieve their strategic aims in addressing climate change and carbon targets.
A spokesman for the Solar Trade Association (STA) said: “The government’s proposals for solar are so extreme that most solar companies are not able to envisage surviving next year”.
Resilience for Free uses project data for buildings in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.to examine the financial case for installing solar+storage systems to support critical common area loads in multifamily affordable housing. But we don’t have to resign ourselves to $5/gallon gas prices, $200/month electric bills and $500 heating bills. “We’re looking at it and will respond once I’ve sufficiently digested what’s in the consultation”. “Now we need to tell people what we are going to do”.
To be clear, we’re not saying that petroleum will cease to be used, just that it will fall from its dominant position in energy and chemical production.
Contact Panasonic Eco Solutions for more information on solar energy in the United States and Canada.
Last updated: Saturday 17 October 2015
AUSTIN, Texas — Airflow1 has announced a clogged filter monitor, called the CFM-GM, that signals the ideal time to replace HVAC air filters, which the company says can help homeowners keep a cleaner indoor environment, reduce the need for maintenance on HVAC equipment, and trim energy costs. The company currently has a Kickstarter campaign to fund the final development and production of the device.
Airflow1 notes that replacing HVAC air filters is necessary to keep equipment running at optimal efficiency, but knowing exactly when to replace them is equally important. Unfortunately, there has never been an easy or precise way to address that question. Filters become more efficient the longer they’re in place, so replacing one too soon is wasteful. But there comes a point when a filter is no longer performing at all, and the HVAC unit suffers a drop in efficiency, not to mention the accumulation of dust and dirt on the components and in the indoor environment. By some estimates, inefficient HVAC units waste up to a billion dollars in electricity each month.
Seeing this problem and finding there was no straightforward way to check for clogged air filters, engineer and product developer Mike Sweaton set out to design a solution that could adapt to most standard HVAC units. “My goals were to develop a product that was easy to install and see, cost effective for homeowners, and most of all, accurate. The reality is that many people change their filters on a set schedule, but that may not be ideal from a cost and resource-use perspective. Once in full production, I believe the CFM-GM will make a tremendous difference in our nation’s energy usage.”
The CFM-GM is said to allow homeowners to find the “sweet spot” — the moment just before a filter clogs and loses its efficiency. The device works by sensing the differential air pressure between the front and the back of the filter. Sweaton said he conducted rigorous testing and research to identify the most robust, accurate, and reliable pressure sensors.
The CFM-GM is designed to work with 1-inch width filters mounted in a wall or ceiling return grille. The device is also compatible with Supermechanical’s Twine, a wireless home monitoring system.
For more information, visit www.airflow1.com.
Publication date: 10/16/2015
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WallStreet Scope – Thursday October 15th: Closing Bell Reports
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (YGE) of the Technology Sector closed the day at $0.77 (a change of 4.73%) at a relative volume of 3.17. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (YGE) had a change from open of – 0.51% trading at a volume of 4,304,490 shares. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (YGE)’s weekly performance is 54.17% and against their 52 week low Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. is 134.85% with total insider ownership of 5.32%. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (YGE)’s monthly performance stands at 29.82% in the Semiconductor – Specialized industry with an analyst recommendation of 3.50
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) of the Basic Materials sector (Independent Oil & Gas) closed the day at $28.81 gaining 3.60%, a change from open of 2.38% after trading at a volume of 4,274,692 shares. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) weekly performance is – 1.17% and EPS growth this year of4.30%.Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD)’S monthly performance ended at 6.72% and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) has a YTD performance of -23.01% in the Independent Oil & Gas industry. We give this a recommendation of 1.60
MetLife, Inc. (MET) finished up today at $48.41 with a volume of 4,273,421 shares, changing by 2.56% ( 1.320% change from open) with a profit margin of 9.20%. The return on investment for MetLife, Inc. (MET) is currently6.00% and MetLife, Inc. (MET)’s weekly performance is – 2.05%. MetLife, Inc. (MET)’s monthly performance stands at – 4.28% with current market cap of 52,716.74million and insider ownership of 0.10% in the Financial sector of the Life Insurance industry. We give this an analyst recommendation of 2.10
DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) of the Healthcare sector closed out today at $84.35, a change of 19.39% at a volume of 4,270,812 shares with return on investment of -14.90%. DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) currently has a weekly performance of -10.18% and return on investment of -14.90%. DexCom, Inc. (DXCM)’s monthly performance stands at -26.95% and DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) YTD performance of 28.34% in the Medical Laboratories & Research industry. Current analyst recommendation 1.90
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) of the Services sector was down -0.70% finishing up today at $46.75, a change from open of- 1.12% at a volume of 4,255,743 shares. Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) has a weekly performance of – 8.14%, insider ownership of 0.40% and Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS)’s monthly performance stands at – 7.34% with YTD performance of -4.44% in the Sporting Goods Stores industry with an analyst recommendation of 2.50
