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Map Lets Colorado Companies Tally Solar Potential
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Plans to develop a free online service to give large businesses the ability to calculate how much solar energy they could harvest from their rooftops has gone better than...
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Solar Supporters Protest Xcel’s Cuts To Rewards Program
DENVER (CBS4)- Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to protest Xcel Energy’s cuts to the solar rewards program on Friday. Solar supporters believe the utility company is...
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Town Of Superior Aims To Be Energy Neutral In 10 Years
SUPERIOR, Colo. (CBS4)- While other towns purchase wind credits, one Colorado community is seriously talking about buying its very own commercial sized wind turbine. “The board adopted a goal in 2008...
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Solar Company Goes Green At Rocky Flats
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- When a solar energy company in Jefferson County needed to expand, it picked a rather unorthodox piece of real estate. “One of the first things we did was run around...
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Xcel Files Plan To Meet Clean Energy Mandate Early
DENVER (AP) – Officials at Colorado’s largest energy provider say they’re continuing a program encouraging home solar sources to help them meet the state’s renewable energy mandate. The proposal is...
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Feds To Refine Plan On Solar Development Zones
DENVER (AP) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says federal officials will refine a plan for speeding up solar energy development on public land in six western states, after receiving roughly 80,000...
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More Power To DIA From The Sun
DENVER (CBS4)- More of Denver International Airport will now be powered by the sun. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock joined Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Gov. Bill Ritter to dedicate a new 4.4 megawatt...
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Ken Salazar Says Solar Push To Continue
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration will continue its push for solar energy despite growing controversy over a $528 million loan to a now-bankrupt California solar panel maker, Interior...
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Fort Collins Solar Energy Company Moving Jobs To China
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – A Fort Collins solar energy company is moving some of its workforce to China to improve profits. Advanced Energy says it is laying off at least 5 percent of its Fort Collins...
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Some Say NREL Job Cuts A Bad Sign For Green Energy Industry
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The flagship laboratory for alternative energy in Colorado is trimming its workforce. Critics say it’s a sign of things to come for the green energy industry. The National...
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BLM Adds Colorado Meeting On Solar Energy Plan
ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) – The Bureau of Land Management has added a public meeting in Colorado for people to comment on the federal government’s draft plan for solar energy development on public lands. The...
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BLM Holding Colorado Meeting On Solar Energy Plan
ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management is holding a meeting in Colorado to get comment on the government’s draft plan for solar energy development on public lands. The goal of the...
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Obama Promotes Energy In Colorado, A State Divided By It
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama had good reason to choose Colorado for a backdrop Thursday talking about energy policies. Where else have energy companies and environmentalists come together over...
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It’s All About Energy During Obama’s Colorado Visit
DENVER (CBS4) – It will be what President Barack Obama calls an all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy when he comes to Colorado on Thursday. It’s a strategy Colorado already employs. Oil and gas...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Names New President, CEO
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Less than a month after announcing an Asian company was boosting its ownership stake in Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., the thin-film solar panel maker says an executive...
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The Basics About Solar Power In Your Denver Home
Denver area residents are not only saving money on their electric bills, They’re also managing to save the environment. In 2008 the city was named one of the Department of Energy’s “Solar America...
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Walmart Is Going Green In Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Walmart is going green in the Denver metro area. The company announced Wednesday it is launching solar projects at six stores in Colorado. According to the Denver Post, the projects are...
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Renewable Energy Protest Continues In Colorado
JOHNSTOWN, Colo. (AP) — Farmers and rural lawmakers are continuing to protest in hopes of persuading Colorado’s governor to veto a bill that could increase energy prices in rural Colorado. The...
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Contentious Solar Energy Issue Raised In Colorado
DENVER (AP) – When Xcel Energy raised questions about a system known as net metering that helps determine the credit homeowners get from utility companies for putting solar panels on their roofs,...
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Colorado GOP Advances Rollback Of Renewable Energy Mandate
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republicans pushed one of their top priorities through the Senate on Thursday — rolling back renewable energy mandates. But the vote probably doesn’t mean that utilities will...
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Xcel Energy Agreement To Support More Solar Energy
DENVER (AP) — State regulators approved a settlement agreement involving Xcel Energy that allows for more flexible electricity rates and more solar power. The Denver Post reports the state Public...
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Colorado Senators React To Controversial Solar Tariff
By Shaun Boyd DENVER (CBS4) – An impending tariff on solar panels could cost thousands of jobs in Colorado. President Donald Trump has called for the tariff in order to “save jobs.” (credit: CBS)...
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New Technology Allows Windows To Tap Solar Energy
By Jeff Todd GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A team of Colorado researchers may have revolutionized the way buildings are constructed and harness the power of the sun. “This was somewhat of an accidental...
View ArticleNorthern Colorado Utility Agrees To Buy Wind Power
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A northern Colorado utility has agreed to buy 150 megawatts of electric capacity from an upcoming wind farm. Platte River Power Authority announced Tuesday that it signed an...
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Nonprofit Helps Attract More Women To Solar Energy Field
By Jeff Todd WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – As Colorado works toward producing more renewable energy, one Colorado nonprofit is working to make the industry more diverse. (credit: CBS) “This has helped us...
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Nonprofit Wants To Help Colorado Farmers Reduce Amount Of Carbon They Create
By Shawn Chitnis BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Farmers say raising animals the way nature intended leads to healthier plants, better tasting food and it helps the environment. The Colorado Carbon Fund...
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