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GEO Funds Northern Colorado ENERGY STAR Program

NoCO ENERGY STAR Homes is a regional program with a focus on high-performance construction for new homes — homes that perform better than conventionally built homes.

10Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL Sets the Bar for Office Building Energy Use

The Research Support Facility will be a showcase for engineering net zero energy office design. “We want to take energy efficiency to Main Street,” said NREL engineer Shanti Pless. “The key is to make it a requirement and integrate energy efficiency early in the design process.”

29Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Historic Oxford Hotel Gets Efficiency Make-Over

The improvements have helped reduce the venerable hotel’s monthly electricity costs by 47%. Even in its earliest days, the Oxford maintained its own power plant with an advanced system of steam heating, electricity and gas lighting.

12Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GEO and Energy Outreach Colorado Partner
on Weatherization Improvements

The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) has selected Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) in a competitive solicitation for a third-party administrator to provide weatherization services for large, multi-family buildings in Colorado.

2Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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4CORE Lands Weatherizaton Contract with GEO

Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) is partnering with Housing Solutions for the Southwest, NRG by Design and Southwest Conservation Corps on the $960,000 contract for service in Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, La Plata and Archuleta Counties.

11Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Two Years Later, Greensburg is Officially Green — with NREL’s Help

With technical assistance from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, the city of Greensburg, John Deere Renewable Energy and other partners will open a wind farm generating 12.5 MW of electricity, enough to power 4,000 homes.

12May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Survey: Sizeable Number of Homeowners Plan to Use Energy Tax Credits from Stimulus

While nearly half of the homeowners surveyed plan to take advantage of the credits, almost three quarters of the respondents acknowledged they didn’t know how to apply for the federal energy efficiency tax credits.

24Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ritter Tours State’s Largest Geothermal Climate System

Palmer Ridge High School is home to the geothermal heating and cooling system which has saved the school district roughly 50% on its energy bills since installation last August.

12Feb2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Denver Pilot Program Reduces Vehicle Emissions

The “Driving Change” results showed improved driving habits and a 10% reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from participating vehicles of EnCana and Denver City employees.

2Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Efficiency Field Notes –
Broken Boiler Keys Energy Saving Vision

The new Energy Management System (EMS) automatically controls and increases the efficiency of all major mechanical equipment including boilers, chiller and cooling tower.

29Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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