Archive for November, 2010

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GAO Releases Report on Oil Shale - Water Nexus

One of the report’s recommendations includes establishing comprehensive baseline conditions for groundwater and surface water quality, and quantity in the Piceance and Uintah Basins to aid in the future monitoring of impacts from oil shale development in the Green River Formation.

30Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Horizontal Drilling Surges …. These and Other Oil & Gas Headlines Here

>> Horizontal Drilling Accelerates in State
>> Antero Drilling Hearing Now Set for January
>> Williams in Diversification Deal
>> Natural Gas Prices Pickup
>> New COGA Chair Says State Good for O&G, Not Great
>> Maverick Companies Expands in Grand Junction

29Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Both Sides of Oil-Gas Debate Look to Hickenlooper

After months of campaign criticism of a sweeping set of drilling rules, talk of repealing the regulations or reopening the rulemaking process appears to have fizzled. Both environmentalists and oil and gas producers say they’re optimistic Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper will listen to their concerns about changing the regulations.

29Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Eagle County Extends Eco-Build Rebates to Community-Owned Solar

The County decision will now allow Eagle County residents who purchased solar in Clean Energy Collective’s recently built Mid-Valley Community Solar Array in El Jebel to apply for the additional rebate under the 2010 program.

29Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Sustainability Highlights New Flatiron Construction HQ

Compared to a similar-sized traditional office building, Flatiron’s new headquarters in Firestone, Colorado is 24% more energy-efficient and 42% more water-efficient.

29Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Spirae, Xcel Energy Part of New DOE
Grid Initiative

The Fort Collins-based company is participating in a project for an automated, secure, and self-healing electric distribution management system, while Xcel is helping to develop and demonstrate a real-time monitoring, control, and health management system to improve grid reliability and efficiency.

28Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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The “Old School” Element of the
New Energy Economy

Generation facilities need to go where the people are, and whether it be a backyard storage shed or a downtown office building, one “neighbor’s” plan to build something is another’s opportunity to oppose it. In contrast to other states, Colorado statutes vest land use & development authority in local governments.

27Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s First Industrial Solar Project Meets Strong Opposition in San Luis Valley

Tessera Solar is proposing to build a 1,525-acre 145 Megawatt field of 5,670 dish Stirling SunCatchers on rangelands in southern Colorado’s high-elevation San Luis Valley for export to Front Range urban centers.

24Nov2010 | admin | 6 comments | Continued
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Crackdown on Coal: Implications of the MACT Rule for the Coal Industry

The MACT rule — which stands for Maximum Achievable Control Technology — will establish hazardous air pollutant emission standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers that burn fuels such as natural gas, coal, and oil to produce heat or electricity.

23Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado Oil Shale Leases Hinge on Balance for Developers, Wildlife

For Peppler, the new round of R&D leases being offered by Interior, including in Rio Blanco County, are “the right way to go.” But the Western Slope energy organizer for the Colorado Environmental Coalition says, “We want to see results before we lease off more of the Piceance Basin.”

21Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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For Energy Chief, Race is on to Find
Fuel Alternatives

It isn’t easy to foster innovation or choose economic winners; many policymakers say government shouldn’t even try and that there are better ways to create jobs. But President Obama, egged on by Chu and others, thinks that money can lay the seeds for a more competitive, energy-efficient economy.

21Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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SOLAR TALK - Nothing is Sure But Sunshine and Taxes

If you are reading this on or before about December 5th and interested in solar power for your business, then you need to call Astralux, or your local preferred provider ASAP, because the change on New Year’s Day will impact both purchases and leasing of PV systems.

21Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Public Protests Against Smart Grid!

The biggest problem is that there is no price-driven incentive for the public to pay any attention to the use of a smart meter. If you really want folks to load up their clothes washer to run at 4 AM when the the demand for electricity is presumably lower than at 4 PM, then you might want to consider discounting the price/kwh to the tune of 50% or so.

17Nov2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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