Archive for September, 2010

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Grant Expiration Has Energy Efficiency Industry Worried

The program is known as Internal Revenue Service Section 1603, a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and industry leaders say the loss of the cash grants from the U.S. Treasury Department could mean a loss of business for solar, fuel cell and other clean energy sectors.

28Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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SOLAR TALK — Micro-Inverter vs. Single Inverter:
Which One is Right for Your System?

Welcome back to Solar Talk. We hope you found last month’s discussion of leasing versus buying a solar system worthwhile. This time we’re highlighting a more physical debate in the solar world: micro-inverters vs. single inverter setups for your PV system.

27Sep2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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Raising the Bar: Colorado’s New 30% Renewable Energy Standard Expands DG Development Opportunities

“Retail” DG is defined by HB 10-1001 as renewable generation that is located on a customer’s property where the customer is using electricity. “Wholesale” DG refers to renewable energy resources with a nameplate rating of 30 MW or less that is not Retail DG. A CEN Exclusive

24Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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RENEWABLE ENERGY WIRE–

>> Geothermal Lease Sale Set for November
>> DIA Plans Largest Customer-Sited PV Array in State
>> CU-Boulder Increases Campus Solar
>> West Slope Rural Co-Ops Going Solar
>> GEO Tops List of State-Led Efficiency Programs
>> DOE Gives $5 Million to Support Wind Energy
>> RASEI to Test Toyota Plug-In Hybrids

23Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL and Partners to Support Natural Gas Engine and Vehicle Development

Together, the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will invest up to $13.5 million to support the development of natural gas engines and vehicles.

22Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Poll: Coloradoans Prefer Natural Gas, Renewables Over Coal

And by a wide margin: 79 percent of those surveyed prefer renewable energy and natural gas over coal, with 76 percent supporting Xcel’s plan, mandated by last session’s House Bill 1365. The poll results were unveiled yesterday ahead of the COPUC’s deliberations over a controversial energy bill passed last legislative session.

22Sep2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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CityDesign Meets IBM’s CityOne - Plotting the Way Forward One Click at a Time

An international urban design and sustainability roundtable and room of energy executives, urban planner and environmentalists maybe was an odd place to present a video game. Unless, of course, it’s a game about energy, urban design and environmentalism, which, in this case, it is.

20Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA Supports State’s Ability to Regulate Waste Pit Liners

While the EPA found that the liners are not an exempt waste under federal law and can be regulated by the state, it also said it is in “no way making any pronouncements” about state law, leaving the state to regulate liners as it sees fit,” said Jep Seman, outside counsel for the Colorado petroleum association.

19Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Denver Area Solar and Green Home Tour September 25th

“Part of our mission is to show people different ways to connect with the renewable-energy economy. It doesn’t just have to be solar panels on your roof,” says Tony Frank, executive director of CRES. “You learn from each homeowner how they did it and what their thought process was.”

19Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Stimulus By-the-Numbers –
$768 Million to Colorado for Clean Energy Projects

This, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Nationwide, the federal stimulus program ― or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ― has funneled $90 billion into clean energy efforts.

17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Build It and They Will Come! Colorado Boom State for Energy Star-Qualified New Homes

Nearly 45% of new homes built here during the first half of 2010 were ENERGY STAR qualified, according to just released data from the GEO and Environmental Protection Agency. Clearly, dwellings designed and built to earn the ENERGY STAR label have got BLING!

17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Statewide Cap & Trade a Reality?

Two regulatory proposals under consideration in neighboring New Mexico highlight an approach not yet taken by Colorado - the implementation of a statewide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases. Opponents of the New Mexico proposals claim that the rules will have immediate negative impact on the state’s economy. A key concern is that the increased regulations will only benefit economic activity in neighboring states, like Colorado, that lack any kind of emissions cap, while having little actual effect on global temperature trends.

16Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Green Jobs are Leading the Way for Colorado

How important have “green jobs” been to Colorado? “Unemployment would be a full two points above what it is today,” said Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. “So instead of eight people out of 100, we’d have 10 out of 100 (unemployed).”

15Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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