Green Jobs will fuel the economy, per Pelosi/Hussein
Lights out for several solar companies:
Solar company Solyndra to close factory, cut jobs (Los Angeles)
November 3, 2010 - The company said Wednesday that it is shuttering one of its factories to save $60 million in capital expenditures, laying off 40 employees and letting the contracts for more than 100 temporary workers expire.
All this despite a $535-million federal loan guarantee, more than $1 billion in private equity funds and supportive visits from luminaries such as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and President Barack Obama.
Solar company announces plant closing, layoffs (East Fishkill, NY)
Snip: December 22, 2010 - A solar technology company that has been aided by state "clean energy" grants has notified the state of an impending "plant closing" that will affect more than 100 workers in Dutchess County.
Evergreen Solar to close Devens Manufacturing Facility
Snip: January 11, 2011 - Solar manufacturers in China have received considerable government and financial support and, together with their low manufacturing costs, have become price leaders within the industry. While the United States and other western industrial economies are beneficiaries of rapidly declining installation costs of solar energy, we expect the United States will continue to be at a disadvantage from a manufacturing standpoint.”
Intel Solar Spinoff announces NY plant closing (Hopewell Junction, NY)
December 23, 2010 - A solar technology company spun off by Intel Corp. has announced it will close a manufacturing plant at its upstate New York headquarters and lay off more than 100 workers less than a year after the plant opened.
Galloway Township solar project won't see light of day
Snip: January 10, 2011 - A solar project that would have brought millions of dollars into the township's coffers has been called off after an energy company was told the cost of connecting the project to the power grid has quadrupled.