They did not, however, find a way to work Mr. Potato Head into their post.
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Yeah I know the big news is Goldman Sachs but you'll find a hundred common-taters* with that news. So far as I can tell the Silicon Valley Business Journal is the only one with this:
*The princess tater wanted to wander the world to find her hubby, so the king tater granted her wish and she set forth on a mission for a husband. He sent her to lands with prince taters and king taters galore and yet none would satisfy. Finally she came upon Dan Rather and told her father this was the man she wanted to marry. He asked her why i showed you princes and kings why this one? And she said because daddy I love him. But honey, her father replied, he is just a common-tater.It’s not quite to the moon and beyond, but PG&E Co. is looking to space for more sources of renewable energy.
The investor-owned utility based out of San Francisco today announced it has signed a power purchase agreement with Manhattan Beach-based Solaren Corp., to buy up to 200 megawatts of solar space energy, according to PG&E's blog, NEXT100. The solar power will be captured on satellite solar panels hovering in earth’s orbit and transmitted to Fresno via radio frequency.
Renewable energy produced in space has obvious challenges. Satellite technology is expensive and transmitting power long distances leads to power losses. But solar panels in space get eight to ten times the sun that those on earth do with no cloud interference, no loss of power at night and no seasons to alter efficiency, its developers say....MORE
