The issue is of particular concern to utilities in the Southeast, like Southern, which argue that there is simply not enough wind energy in the region to warrant a mandatory standard for renewables.

FORBES: Tilting At Windmills

Wind and solar operators also benefit greatly from Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandated purchase quotas set by many state governments.

FORBES: Too-Green-To-Fail Energy Policies Flunk Achievement Tests

There is a trick here, which Shelton very nearly pulls off: so artless is her approach, with its ambling conversation and hovering, on-the-spot camerawork, and so generous are her actors (Delmore being the standout) that we wind up half-believing what is, by any standard, a ridiculous conceit.

NEWYORKER: Humpday