This is interesting. A $646MM loan guarantee is listed for First Solar (Antelope) on the DOE site:
https://lpo.energy.gov/?projects=first-solar-inc-antelope
Well, First Solar just spun off that project to Exelon--a Chicago-based company run by John W. Rowe--a major Obama campaign contributor and crony.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Exelon-to-Expand-Its-Clean-bw-2404613820.html?x=0&.v=1
Is it any surprise that Rowe is a cap-and-trade cheerleader?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/13/idUS126460+13-Oct-2009+BW20091013
Excelon? Oy! Crony nirvana.
Chicago mayor, former Congressman and Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was a "key player" representing Unicom Corp., the parent of Commonwealth Edison, in forging its merger with Peco Energy Co. to create utility giant Exelon Corp. in 1999 when Goldman Sachs was also advising Unicom.[12][9] Additionally, "Obama's top political strategist, David Axelrod, was a consultant for Exelon."[9]
Exelon's Political Action Committee (PAC) is EXELONPAC.[13] The company is positioned to profit from "expensive carbon" and has been lobbying for cap and trade of carbon dioxide emissions.[14] "Exelon CEO John Rowe is a vociferous and longtime advocate of climate change legislation. In 2009, Forbes reported that if the Waxman-Markey climate legislation -- supported by Obama -- became law, 'the present value of Exelon's earnings stream would increase by $14 a share, or 28%.'"[9] Executives at the company have close ties to the Obama administration as advisors and fundraisers.[14] "Frank Clark, CEO of Exelon's Chicago-based subsidiary ComEd, was an Obama advisor and fundraiser, and Exelon director John Rogers has also raised funds for Obama."[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exelon
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