Ten Days Left in June

Tony DeLuca is quoted in today's News Journal as saying we're close:

The Senate majority leader, who has been herding the parties toward a compromise, said in a written statement late Thursday afternoon, "We are close to agreement."
"There are still a couple of minor, technical issues outstanding, so we'll be working through the weekend to get those straightened out. I am fairly confident that we'll be able to make an announcement early next week," DeLuca said.

The prospect of a deal between Bluewater Wind and Delmarva Power is mildly disorienting. We've become so used to Delmarva Power doing everything it can to kill wind power in Delaware that we hardly know how to react to the prospect of the company coming to terms with Bluewater. It's hard to not believe that another crisis won't pop up to make life interesting, and give Harris McDowell a chance to once again talk about putting another nail in the coffin, just for old times sake.
But I'm still telling people to call their senators; it's the prospect of passing HCR 38 that brought Delmarva Power to the bargaining table.
Meanwhile concerns about Babcock & Brown's ability to raise capital are abating. The company's stock has recovered somewhat, and would be short-sellers are having trouble borrowing share to bolster their position.
The company has attracted bids for European wind power assets that would bring a tidy $300 million profit on the sale, which should go a long way towards strengthening its balance sheet.
The wind power story has had more cliffhangers than a Steven Speilberg movie; it may be fitting that we're down to the last ten days of June waiting for a decision.