June 1, 2012

Has NRG Grabbed Keys to CA's EV Future?

Mary O'Connor, GreenBiz


GreenBiz

When is a legal settlement not a punishment, but an invitation to monopoly? And when is such a settlement -- and a potential monopoly -- also a boon to the market?

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TAGGED: California Public Utilities Commission, NRG Energy, electric vehicles, EVs, California

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