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Xcel Fighting Merchant Coal Plant
On January 18, Xcel Energy filed a motion with the Colorado Public Utilites Commission to reject a merchant coal power plant bid for 2014. Xcel has been under intense pressure from the Colorado...
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Vestas coming to Northern Colorado
It now looks likely that Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer will build a blade manufacturing plant in Nortern Colorado, near Windsor. I’d guess that some of the factors that made...
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Blue Sun Biodiesel
Many of you know of Blue Sun Biodiesel from one of my more popular posts Why I Bought a Jeep where I talk about my decision to buy a Jeep Liberty diesel (which I run on biodiesel) as a cost effective...
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Colorado News: Doubling of Colorado’s RPS
Colorado House Bill 1281, which doubles Colorado’s Renewable Portfolio standard (RPS) (as well as the solar set-aside) passed the state Senate on Friday, and is certain to be signed into law by state...
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Vestas’ new Turbine Blade Plant in Windsor, Colorado
At the Colorado New Energy Summit yesterday, we got an update on Vestas new factory which they will be building in Windsor, Colorado. Jens Soby, Vestas’ head of North American operations spoke for...
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Colorado Renewable Energy Conference, June 8-10, 2007
Next month is the annual Colorado Renewable Energy Conference, held this year from June 8- 10, 2007 at the Steamboat Grand Hotel in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Keynote speakers are Dr. Chuck Kutscher...
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Western Governor’s Association Energy Efficient Buildings Workshop
This week, I’ll be covering the WGA’s Energy Efficient Buildings Workshop, which took place in Denver on July 17 and 18. I have drafts of 4 articles, the first two of which are an overview of the...
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Denver Tour of Solar Homes Sneak Peak; links to National Tour
Preview the Denver Tour of Solar Homes Online The Denver area Tour of Solar Homes takes place in less than a month, and this year you can preview some of the buildings involved online. Check out the...
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The Scary Side of Colorado’s “New Energy Economy”
Here’s a disturbing article about how Colorado Governor Ritter, who has done great things revitalizing Colorado’s renewable energy and energy efficiency economy, but is also a fan of Alberta’s Tar...
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Matt Baker appointed to Colorado Public Utilites Commission
I had just written an articles for the Colorado Renewable Energy Society’s e-newsletter CRES Clips about goings on at the Colorado Public Utilites Comission (PUC), when a piece of big piece of PUC...
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Coloradans Can now recycle CFLs
This from Geenprint Denver: Coloradans can now drop off used compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and mercury-containing thermostats for free recycling at any Ace Hardware store in the state. The...
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ARRA Symposium notes, March 10 2009
I’ll be referencing these notes in an article to be published on AltEnergyStocks.com as What the ARRA Means for Clean Energy: One State’s Example on March 15th. The Energy Part of the ARRA Process in...
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The Cost of Transmission
Tom Konrad, Ph.D. I’ve been reading a report out of the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office called The REDI Report: Connecting Colorado’s Renewable Resources to the Markets in a Carbon-Constrained...
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Delta Montrose Electric Association Leaves Colorado Rural Electric Association
The Delta Montrose Rural Electric Association (DMEA) has long been the most progressive utility (Let alone electric coop) in Colorado. I wrote about their forward thinking promotion of geoexchange /...
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Greenwashing at KB Home
I took this picture on February 7, 2010, in Denver’s Stapleton New Urbanist development in Denver. Most of the houses in Stapleton are EnergyStar qualified, but this picture tells a story about some...
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San Miguel Power Association leaves CREA
I never thought it was going to become a movement! Delta-Montrose was first. Who’s next? Holy Cross, maybe? Press release follows CONTACT: Kevin Ritter, General Manager San Miguel Power Association,...
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About 3x as Much Wind Power Available at 80m than at 50m hub heights
A new National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study, taller wind turbines can produce more power. This is no surprise to anyone. Trees and other objects on the ground slow the wind, and as you get...
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Colorado House Bill 10-1001 Passes Senate: Will Raise Renewable Energy...
This article was written before the HB10-1001 passed the Senate on March 5, and so focuses on the arguments for and against. Read on, and you’ll see why I think the passage was a good idea. I’m...
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Community Solar Gardens
A new bill being considered in the Colorado legislature would create "Solar Gardens." Solar Gardens allow people to participate financially in owning part of a solar array even if they do not have a...
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Can the Poor Afford a Community Solar Garden Subscription?
Yesterday, I wrote about Community Solar Gardens (CSGs) and their uses from an investment perspective. One of the goals of CSG legislation is to allow people without access to large amounts of credit...
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