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Energy Saving Performance Contracts

May 8, 2012
April 2012 Vol. 10 Issue 4

Energy Saving Performance Contracts

Recent high-profile bankruptcies in clean tech have caused many in Washington and around the country to dismiss the idea of federal investment in alternative sources of energy and green technology as too big a risk for taxpayers.

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