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You Can Go Home Again –
A Colorado Energy Veteran Leads RePower’s Rise in the U.S. Market

Colorado Energy News recently caught up with RePower USA’s Steve Dayney, nearly six months after the initial announcement that his wind turbine company would be relocating from Portland to Denver.

admin | February 8th, 2010 | Continued

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PUC Orders More Transparency as Smart Grid
Costs Rise in Boulder

The smart grid already allows Xcel to read meters in Boulder remotely, route power around bottle-necked lines and detect power outages without relying on people calling in. But the utility now says it believes the total bill will reach $42.1 million, not including the costs of operating and maintaining the new grid.

admin | February 8th, 2010 | Continued

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Ritter Urges Lawmakers to Pass 30% RES

“This is not a new strategy. This is a proven strategy,” the Governor told the lawmakers on Thursday. The House Transportation and Energy Committee agreed, giving its approval to tbe measure the next day. It now goes to the Appropriations Committee.

admin | February 6th, 2010 | Continued

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Wells Fargo Activates Solar Array in Denver Metro

Several Wells Fargo stores in Colorado became the first in the company to use solar energy when the recently installed solar photovoltaic systems at 10 Denver Metro stores were activated today. The company also announced an incentive to help make solar more manageable for its Colorado customers.

admin | February 4th, 2010 | Continued

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Concern Rising over Effects of Climate Change on State’s $2 Billion Winter Sports Industry

Caught in the debate’s crosshairs is Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., who was criticized for joining a congressional caucus on coal. He represents western Colorado, which includes Aspen/Snowmass and other ski resorts.

admin | February 4th, 2010 | Continued

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Administration Proposes $1.1 Billion Budget
for BLM

While focusing on renewable energy development and climate change adaptation, the budget also includes a $2.0 million increase in BLM’s Soil, Water, and Air Management program for air quality monitoring that will be targeted to areas with current or anticipated intensive oil and gas development.

admin | February 3rd, 2010 | Continued

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Garfield County Set for Gas-Well ‘Intervention’

But the “intervention,” as it is formally called, would strictly be aimed at Antero’s request to be allowed to drill wells at a higher density than currently is permitted, in an area that apparently is outside the boundaries of Battlement Mesa.

2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GridPoint and SRE Sign Acquisition Agreement

Arlington, VA-based GridPoint, Inc. and Standard Renewable Energy (SRE) have announced that the companies have entered into an agreement for GridPoint to acquire SRE. GridPoint expects to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2010, subject to closing conditions.

2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Is the Sustainability Revolution Sustainable?

It’s July 20, 1789. Smith and Jones, two English businessmen, are walking down the street. Smith turns to Jones and says, “How about this Industrial Revolution we’re having?” Sounds implausible? Of course it does. Because the industrial revolution was not really a revolution.

1Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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A CEN White Paper: Standing at the Crossroads
The Biofuels Industry in Colorado

Colorado’s biofuels sector is faring better than elsewhere in the U.S, but bolder and more sustained actions are required if the state’s vision of becoming the cleantech version of Silicon Valley is to be realized.

1Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Renewables Biz Watch — C02 Capture Partnership, Biofuels Pact, Solar BioRefinery Dream

New Sky Energy says it has signed a research agreement with the School of Mines to build a fully operating, scalable model of its CO2 capture technology. In other news, Abound Solar inked an agreement (of understanding) with a Canadian vendor to recycle its scrap material; and Sundrop Fuels is seeking major funding to build the world’s first solar-powered biorefinery.

29Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil Shale Dialogue Intensifies –Headwaters Economics Responds to Boak’s Criticism of Report

“In fact, what we concluded,” says Haggerty, “above all from the Conference–and what our ‘14 Questions’ report emphasizes–is exactly what Boak himself wrote in his post here: Economic viability of any amount does remain to be validated, as no production has yet been established.”

28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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PV Business Updates

Boulder-based Lighthouse Solar has joined SolarRun and SolarCity in essentially offering Colorado homeowners in the Xcel Energy service territory a “no money down” deal to install a PV system. And Juwi Solar, also in Boulder, has sold its Blue Wing solar project in Texas to an arm of Duke Energy.

28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New COGA President Sees Momentum in State’s Oil & Gas Sector

Key for Colorado’s oil and gas industry as it emerges from the recession this year, is “a welcoming social and economic environment,” according to Tisha Conoly Schuller, who took over leadership of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association last month.

28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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