Energetics Cliff Notes - Tuesday Edition

• The New Republic reports on a new study showing that solar energy has become cheaper than nuclear - will the market it take it from here?
• Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma has signed into law the Energy Security Act, an RES of 15% by 2015.
• Tera-Gen Power just received $1.2 billion in financing to expand their Kern County wind farm to 3000MW, making it the biggest wind farm in the country.
• Here we go again - another oil leak is spewing oil 20 feet into the air in the Gulf.
• Chevy announced the pricing plans for its anticipated Volt: $41,000 before tax breaks, or $350/month lease.
• Daily Kos points out that BP hasn't put any of its $20 billion in Gulf reparations in escrow yet.
• Paul Krugman weighs in on the death of the climate bill, lending his considerable column to the blame game.
• Remember how bringing a comprehensive climate/energy bill to Copenhagen was supposed to show the world how serious the US is about fighting climate change? Well, after missing that deadline, Michael Levi at CFR discusses how the latest failure will affect US climate diplomacy.
• Here are some key recommendations from the report Powering America's Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges.