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On the subject of energy legislation, there’s a ton of action on energy this week. Particularly promising is news of a Senate compromise on tax relief — including a long-term extension of the critical solar investment tax credits. The Solar Energy Industries Association recently issued a report by Navigant Consulting making the case that 1.2 million jobs are at stake. It’ll all go down this week — stay tuned.

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