Colorado
Created on Thursday, 06 June 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Hickenlooper, Colorado
June 6 -- In a move to boost renewable-energy generation in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed a controversial bill doubling the renewable-energy target for rural electric cooperatives. ... [ +++ ]
June 6 -- In a move to boost renewable-energy generation in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed a controversial bill doubling the renewable-energy target for rural electric cooperatives. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 31 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, Colorado, cost benefits, clean energy
May 31 -- Xcel Energy Inc. is looking to add about 550 megawatts of wind power to its system in Colorado by 2016, which would boost its wind power by about 25 percent to more than 2,700 megawatts. ... [ +++ ]
May 31 -- Xcel Energy Inc. is looking to add about 550 megawatts of wind power to its system in Colorado by 2016, which would boost its wind power by about 25 percent to more than 2,700 megawatts. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 24 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable energy, electricity, Colorado, legislation
May 24 -- Senate Bill 252 has passed the legislature and is on the governor's desk for his signature. The bill requires a specific level of renewable energy to be consumed by rural electric cooperatives. ... [ +++ ]
May 24 -- Senate Bill 252 has passed the legislature and is on the governor's desk for his signature. The bill requires a specific level of renewable energy to be consumed by rural electric cooperatives. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, Colorado, electric vehicles, clean transportation, sustainable transportation, Colorado
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 06 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Colorado, renewable energy, RES, clean energy, Denver, solar, coal, wind, oil, gas
May 6 -- Located 200 miles and two mountain passes northwest of Denver, the town of Craig was rocking and rolling in the late 1970s as two coal-fired power plants were being completed and a third was launched. ... [ +++ ]
May 6 -- Located 200 miles and two mountain passes northwest of Denver, the town of Craig was rocking and rolling in the late 1970s as two coal-fired power plants were being completed and a third was launched. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Wyoming, Colorado, energy, renewable energy, clean energy, wind power, wind energy
April 2 -- Wyoming and Colorado would benefit by combining their wind energy resources, studies released Monday by the University of Wyoming and a national research laboratory show. One study conducted ... [ +++ ]
April 2 -- Wyoming and Colorado would benefit by combining their wind energy resources, studies released Monday by the University of Wyoming and a national research laboratory show. One study conducted ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Colorado, Clean Transportation, EVs, Colorado State University, The Electrification Coalition
February 26 -- The Electrification Coalition is partnering with the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland as well as Colorado State University to promote electric-vehicle education and ownership. On Monday ... [ +++ ]
February 26 -- The Electrification Coalition is partnering with the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland as well as Colorado State University to promote electric-vehicle education and ownership. On Monday ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, wind credit, Colorado, Xcel, wind energy, PTC
February 20 -- Hoping to give wind-energy developers the time they need to access federal tax credits, Xcel Energy Inc. on Tuesday asked Colorado regulators for permission to speed up its request for bids ... [ +++ ]
February 20 -- Hoping to give wind-energy developers the time they need to access federal tax credits, Xcel Energy Inc. on Tuesday asked Colorado regulators for permission to speed up its request for bids ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 15 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Colorado, state RPS, clean energy jobs, clean energy, wind power, solar power, renewable energy
February 15 -- Today, nearly 20,000 Coloradans work in the clean energy sector and the equivalent of more than two large nuclear reactors' worth of renewable energy capacity is either online or in the ... [ +++ ]
February 15 -- Today, nearly 20,000 Coloradans work in the clean energy sector and the equivalent of more than two large nuclear reactors' worth of renewable energy capacity is either online or in the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Colorado, Wind Power, Xcel Energy, AWEA
February 12 -- Colorado’s windy plains generated records for electricity production in January, Xcel Energy Inc. said Monday. About 1 a.m. on Jan. 16, Xcel’s Colorado system carried a record total of 1,960 ... [ +++ ]
February 12 -- Colorado’s windy plains generated records for electricity production in January, Xcel Energy Inc. said Monday. About 1 a.m. on Jan. 16, Xcel’s Colorado system carried a record total of 1,960 ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 26 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, Colorado, energy co-op, renewable energy, Colorado Highlands Wind Project
December 26 -- Over the next 20 years, Westminster, Colo.-based Tri-State will buy electricity from the just-completed Colorado Highlands Wind project. Brad Nebergall, Tri-State senior vice president, ... [ +++ ]
December 26 -- Over the next 20 years, Westminster, Colo.-based Tri-State will buy electricity from the just-completed Colorado Highlands Wind project. Brad Nebergall, Tri-State senior vice president, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Colorado, solar industry, clean energy, subsidies, renewable energy
December 17 -- The solar industry continues to gather steam in Colorado, even as many subsidies have been changed or reduced. >>View Article [ +++ ]
December 17 -- The solar industry continues to gather steam in Colorado, even as many subsidies have been changed or reduced. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 14 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: energy sector, economy, Colorado, Denver, jobs, renewable energy, wind energy
December 14 -- Conflicting visions of Colorado's energy industry, the environment and the economy emerged during a forum on energy policy in south metro Denver on Thursday. >>View Article [ +++ ]
December 14 -- Conflicting visions of Colorado's energy industry, the environment and the economy emerged during a forum on energy policy in south metro Denver on Thursday. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 14 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: LEED, Colorado, energy, clean energy, energy efficiency, Denver
December 14 -- Colorado ranks first in LEED-certified building square footage per capita, according to the annual Resource Rich Colorado report released Thursday by the Colorado Energy Coalition (CEC), ... [ +++ ]
December 14 -- Colorado ranks first in LEED-certified building square footage per capita, according to the annual Resource Rich Colorado report released Thursday by the Colorado Energy Coalition (CEC), ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 30 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Congress, veterans, wind energy, renewable energy, production tax credit, PTC, Colorado
November 30 -- As Congress debates how to solve the looming fiscal cliff, time is also running out for renewal of a tax credit promoting wind energy production. Its end-of-year expiration date ... [ +++ ]
November 30 -- As Congress debates how to solve the looming fiscal cliff, time is also running out for renewal of a tax credit promoting wind energy production. Its end-of-year expiration date ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 29 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Department of Energy, Colorado, energy research, University of Colorado, Boulder, NREL
November 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday offered its version of the winning lottery numbers, naming four Colorado-based research projects that will get more than $4 million in grants ... [ +++ ]
November 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday offered its version of the winning lottery numbers, naming four Colorado-based research projects that will get more than $4 million in grants ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 19 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, Colorado, Vestas, energy security, military, renewable energy, foreign oil
November 19 -- As a 35-year veteran of military service, I understand how important energy security is to America. I, and many others, resolved to change our dangerous dependence on foreign ... [ +++ ]
November 19 -- As a 35-year veteran of military service, I understand how important energy security is to America. I, and many others, resolved to change our dangerous dependence on foreign ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 15 November 2012 / Blog
Tags: renewable energy, election, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, swing states, clean energy, solar, wind, natural gas
**Originally published in The National Journal's Energy Expert Blog By ACORE CEO and President, Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn With the election behind us, let’s hope this is the end to an ugly ... [ +++ ]
**Originally published in The National Journal's Energy Expert Blog By ACORE CEO and President, Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn With the election behind us, let’s hope this is the end to an ugly ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 15 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable energy, ACORE, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, swing states, election, polls
November 15 -- A poll conducted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) found that voters in the swing states of Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and Virginia – all of which helped determine the election ... [ +++ ]
November 15 -- A poll conducted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) found that voters in the swing states of Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and Virginia – all of which helped determine the election ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: ACORE, Colorado, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, swing states, renewable energy, election
November 14 -- New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and Virginia - all states ... [ +++ ]
November 14 -- New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and Virginia - all states ... [ +++ ]
