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Monday, January 22, 2018

Colorado hits lowest renewables and storage bids to date

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The growing attractiveness of the U.S. renewables sector was again underlined last week, as a new analysis detailed how wind and solar proje...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Southern Colorado in running for two large manufacturing plants, including a solar-panel fab

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Two large companies, one from India and the other local, received approval for $20.6 million in state economic development incentives on Thu...
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Another U.S. Community Adopts 100% Renewables Goal

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The Breckenridge, Colo., town council has unanimously approved a resolution committing the community to shift away from dirty fossil fuels a...
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Holy Cross Energy announces new solar array projects in Gypsum and Aspen

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GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Holy Cross Energy has accepted proposals for two new utility-scale solar projects to be built within its service territor...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Solar energy is fastest growing source of power

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PARIS (AP) — A report shows that solar energy was the fastest-growing source of power last year, accounting for almost two-thirds of net new...
Friday, September 8, 2017

Solar farm reduces utility expenses 
for low-income Grand Valley users

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What started as a simple solar farm turned into a first-of-its-kind community solar program for low-income members of Grand Valley Power and...
Friday, September 1, 2017

Xcel Energy seeks to add 1.7GW of wind, solar in Colorado

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Investor-owned utility Xcel Energy, backed by a coalition of 14 diverse consumer and energy groups, are asking the Colorado Public Utilities...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse passed from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast in the United St...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

The Great American Eclipse of 2017

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Come Join ASC for a Once In a Lifetime Experience at 10:40am on 21 August 2017, ASC is proud to present the The Great American Eclipse of 2...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Hicknelooper endorses global climate Paris Accord, committing Colorado

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DENVER | Colorado’s Democratic governor has added his state to a dozen others endorsing the Paris global accord on climate change as Presid...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

CO Businesses Vow to Reach Paris Climate Goals

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Colorado companies including Western Union, New Belgium Brewing and several ski resorts have joined hundreds of U.S. mayors, governors and c...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Solar, solar, everywhere, so bright it makes you blink

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Solar, solar, everywhere, so bright it makes you blink By Guest Columnist Sunday, June 4, 2017 By Tamera Minnick Xcel Energy sends me a ...
Sunday, June 4, 2017

Colorado Blazes Low-Emissions, High-Employment Energy Pathway

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Take Colorado, which is aggressively pursuing energy innovation across the full spectrum of fuels and technologies. Governor John Hickenloop...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Colorado utility regulators are putting a dollar value on carbon emissions’ impact and will ask Xcel to account for it

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State’s largest power utility could challenge a formula that is poised to make natural gas less competitive against solar and wind Colorado...
Friday, May 5, 2017

Study Shows National Solar Installers Price 10 Percent Higher Than Local Firms

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A recent study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that large solar installer (those that installed more than 1,000 s...
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Colorado coal country turns to solar energy, organic farming

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PAONIA — To see the worst of the coal slump in Colorado, look no further than the state's North Fork Valley. Since 2013, two out of thre...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Colorado Bill Would Create Bonds to Retire Coal Plants and Finance Worker Retraining

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As coal plants and coal mines continue to shut down across the U.S., coal workers are getting hit hard. While the transition has brought low...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Shopping around for solar installers could reap biggest rewards Larger home installers add average of 10 percent to cost, but their longevity appeal to some consumers

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When it comes to getting the best deal on a residential rooftop solar array, the size of the installer matters — but bigger isn’t necessari...
Friday, March 31, 2017

State will pursue clean energy regardless of Trump executive order, says Colorado governor

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Colorado will continue to push ahead with renewable energy despite president Donald Trump’s order eliminating many restrictions on fossil fu...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

More good news for solar as industry jobs in Colorado grew by 20 percent in 2016

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Colorado is home to 6,004 solar jobs Despite adding 1,006 new solar jobs in 2016, Colorado’s 20 percent growth is still shy of the national...
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Rocky Mountain Region's Largest Solar Conference to Explore Industry Prospects for 2017

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DENVER, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Solar Power Colorado 2017 will explore the theme: Innovation: Making Solar Mainstream throu...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Colorado ranks 10th in U.S. for solar jobs

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Colorado’s solar companies added more than 1,000 workers last year, allowing the state to cling to its top-10 ranking as a hub of solar ener...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Solar Power Colorado 2017 to Explore Innovation in a Fast-Changing Marketplace

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DENVER, Jan. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Solar Power Colorado 2017 is shaping up as an invaluable exploration of the growing role of ...

Colorado 2017: 62,000 jobs in clean energy industry

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The state supports more than 62,000 jobs in the clean energy industry, most of which are in the 10 largest counties in the state, including ...
Friday, January 6, 2017

Gov. John Hickenlooper fills Colorado Public Utilities Commission vacancies Appointments of Jeff Ackermann and Wendy Moser will be effective on Jan. 9

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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday announced replacements to fill two vacancies on the three-member Colorado Public Utilities Commission. ...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Colorado Solar Industry Sees Rapid Expansion in 2016

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Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for A Peaceful 2017… from the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association. It’s been quite a year and we ho...
Monday, December 12, 2016

San Miguel Power Association, GRID Alternatives, Colorado Energy Office partner on low-income community solar project

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San Miguel Power Association (SMPA), GRID Alternatives Colorado (GRID) and the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) today announced the development ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Chairman of Colorado Public Utilities Commission to resign

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Joshua Epel, chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, said Tuesday he will resign from the commission effective Jan. 1. “Joshu...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Colorado regulators sign off on new solar agreement with Xcel Energy

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Earlier this year, Xcel Energy and a broad group of community and renewable energy advocates reached an agreement on a plan that should incr...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Wind generating a double-digit share of Colorado’s power supply

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Wind energy is climbing across the United States, with 11 states in 2015 getting at least 10 percent of their total electricity from wind fa...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Xcel's Colorado solar settlement nets broad support as regulators eye approval next month

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The PUC is still considering the settlement, announced in August, but advocates say it has broad support and regulators did not raise major ...
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