From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: LOL... Like All Stupid Liberals, They Don't Think They Have To Pay Back Loans
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:58:01 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:13:19 -0700, Alan says...
> > Are you not familiar with CASH loans?
> Toyota INVESTED in Joby.
And if Joby doesn't turn a profit?
Cash-infused companies don't always find success. Good thing they acquired BLADE, because it WILL be them that will be pulling Joby
along, probably for decades.
In case you forgot, or never knew.
Cash-infused and invested-in companies which failed, went into bankruptcy or simply vanished without a trace, other than their
"officers" having been gifted with Golden Parachutes, then retiring to some desolate island, taking GOVERNMENT money with them:
How many of these companies paid US back?
Pun and double entendre intended.
1. Solyndra ($535 million)*
2. SpectraWatt ($500,000)*
3. Evergreen Solar ($25 million)*
4. Beacon Power ($43 million)*
5. Nevada Geothermal ($98.5 million)
6. SunPower ($1.2 billion)
7. First Solar ($1.46 billion)
8. Babcock and Brown ($178 million)
9. EnerDel's subsidiary Ener1 ($118.5 million)*
10. Amonix ($5.9 million)
11. Fisker Automotive ($529 million)
12. Abound Solar ($400 million)*
13. A123 Systems ($279 million)*
14. Willard and Kelsey Solar Group ($700,981)*
15. Johnson Controls ($299 million)
16. Brightsource ($1.6 billion)
17. ECOtality ($126.2 million)
18. Raser Technologies ($33 million)*
19. Energy Conversion Devices ($13.3 million)*
20. Mountain Plaza, Inc. ($2 million)*
21. Olsen's Crop Service and Mills Acquisition Company ($10m)*
22. Range Fuels ($80 million)*
23. Thompson River Power ($6.5 million)*
24. Stirling Energy Systems ($7 million)*
25. Azure Dynamics ($5.4 million)*
26. GreenVolts ($500,000)
27. Vestas ($50 million)
28. LG Chem's subsidiary Compact Power ($151 million)
29. Nordic Windpower ($16 million)*
30. Navistar ($39 million)
31. Satcon ($3 million)*
32. Konarka Technologies Inc. ($20 million)*
33. Mascoma Corp. ($100 million)
34. Sunnova - Multiple States
35. SunPower - Multiple States
36. Pink Energy - Multiple States
37. MC Solar - Modern Concepts - Florida
38. Harness Power - California
39. NM Solar Group - New Mexico
40. ASA - American Solar Advantage - California
41. Kuubix Energy - California
42. Erus Energy - Arizona
43. Infinity Energy - California
44. Suntuity Renewables - Per Sunova - NJ, CA , TX
45. ADT Solar - Multiple States
46. Vision Solar - Multiple States
47. Solcius - CA, NM, AZ, NV
48. Sunworks, Inc. - CA
49. Kayo Energy - AZ, CA, TX, FL
50. iSun - CT
51. Titan Solar Power - Multiple States
52. Lumio Solar - Utah
53. Expert Solar - Florida, Texas
54. Shine Solar - LA, AK
55. Altair Solar
56. ASA - American Solar Advantage - CA
57. Bratton Solar- CA
58. Canapoy Energy - CA
59. Charged Up Energy - CA
60. Enver Solar - CA
61. Harness Power - CA
62. GCI Solar - CA
63. Green Nrg - CA
64. Kuubix Energy - CA
65. Peak Power USA - CA
66. Penguin Home- CA
67. Polar Solar - CA
68. Professional Roofing and Solar - CA
69. Sigora Home Solar - CA
70. Solsun USA - CA
71. Solar 360
72. Solar Advantage - CA
73. Sullivan Solar Power - CA
74. Sungrade Solar - CA
75. SunPower - CA
76. Sunstor Solar - CA
77. RGS Energy - CA
78. Solar Spectrum - CA
79. Sunworks, Inc. - CA
80. Swell Energy - CA
81. United Solar Inc. - CA
82. Alternative Solar
83. American Sun
84. Daybreak Solar Power
85. Cosmo Solaris - DBA WNK Associates , Under Investigation
86. Envirosolar
87. Hitech Solar
88. Integrity Solar
89. Next Energy
90. Nivo Solar
91. Speir Innovations
92. TES Home Solar
93. Texas Solar Broker LLC
94. Texas Solar Integrated LLC
95. Verisolar
96. Vulcan Solar
97. 3D Solar - Florida
98. AAA Certified Solar - Nevada
99. Accept Solar - MA
100. ACE Solar Systems - AZ
101. Arizona Solar Concepts - AZ
102. Brimma Solar - WA
103. Code Green Solar - NJ
104. EcoMark Solar - CO
105. Elan Solar - UT
106. Electriq Power - FL
107. Encor Solar - UT
108. Gulf South Solar - LA
109. Moxie Solar - IA
110. Refresh Energy Group - CO
111. Saveco Solar - UT
112. Solar Is Freedom - OH
113. Solar Titan USA - TN
114. SolarDot - FL
115. Solarworks - AZ
116. Solular, LLC - NJ
117. Utah Solar Group - UT
118. Voltage Solar Power - FL
119. Zenernet - AZ