Obama Energy Chief Backs Effort to Encourage Renewable Investments

The Hill: The Obama administration lent its support Wednesday to a congressional effort that would open a financing structure for renewable energy. Energy Secretary Steven Chu called on Congress to approve legislation that would let investors utilize master limited partnerships for renewable energy, which he said would spur development. "It's a world of difference and it will have a profound effect on capital private investment," Chu said during an Energy Department event on wind energy. Master limited...

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