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Commodity Futures

Indexes

INDEX NAME	VALUE	CHANGE	OPEN	HIGH	LOW	TIME
UBS Bloomberg CMCI	1,518.97	2.43	1,519.75	1,522.75	1,518.82	12/23
S&P GSCI	645.88	0.85	645.11	647.83	644.77	12/23
RJ/CRB Commodity	306.08	0.41	306.10	306.62	305.77	12/23
Rogers Intl	3,614.13	6.58	3,614.79	3,622.00	3,610.62	12/23

Energy

	PRICE*	CHANGE	% CHANGE	TIME
BRENT CRUDE FUTR (USD/bbl.)	107.960	0.070	0.06%	12/23
GAS OIL FUT (ICE) (USD/MT)	911.250	-4.750	-0.52%	12/23
HEATING OIL FUTR (USd/gal.)	289.070	-1.690	-0.58%	12/23
NATURAL GAS FUTR (USD/MMBtu)	3.114	-0.055	-1.74%	12/23
GASOLINE RBOB FUT (USd/gal.)	268.720	4.740	1.80%	12/23
WTI CRUDE FUTURE (USD/bbl.)	99.680	0.150	0.15%	12/23

Buffett Buys 49% Stake in $1.8 Billion NRG Solar Power Plant - Bloomberg

Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings agreed to buy a 49 percent stake in NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)’s $1.8 billion Agua Caliente solar project, the billionaire’s second investment in solar this month. The 290-megawatt power plant is being built in Arizona by First Solar Inc. (FSLR), which expects to complete the installation of its panels by 2014, Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG said today in a statement. Terms of MidAmerican’s purchase weren’t disclosed. Buffett’s foray into solar shows that utility-scale power plants offer good returns with little downside risk, said Paul Clegg, an analyst at Mizuho Securities USA in New York. Power from the plant, which won a $967 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Energy Department this year, will be sold to a PG&E Corp. utility under a 25-year contract at undisclosed prices. “The utility contracts are favorable and solid,” Clegg said today in an interview. “Plus, they offer tax credits that may be useful to large, profitable companies.” NRG Solar Power Plant - Bloomberg

Foxconn’s Solar Bid May Cut Industry Margins - Bloomberg

Foxconn Technology Group’s decision to start making solar power modules may speed the rate at which margins are narrowing for Chinese manufacturers, another blow for an industry already coping with a plunge in prices. The Taiwanese company that’s the world’s biggest contract maker of electronics including Apple Inc.’s IPhone started work on a solar-module plant in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu near the headquarters of Suntech Power Holdings Co. (STP), the largest silicon-based module manufacturer. “Foxconn plans to build new factories with undreamed-of scale and lower cost,” Jenny Chase, who leads a team of six solar analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said yesterday. “It will push capacity higher and prices lower.”

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) Futures

Trade Date

Daily Settlements for California Carbon Allowance Futures (FINAL) Trade Date: 12/23/2011
Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Settle	Volume	Open Interest
DEC 12	-	-	-	-	UNCH	15.00	-	25
DEC 13	-	-	-	-	UNCH	15.75	-	-
DEC 14	-	-	-	-	UNCH	16.75	-	-
Total							0	25