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Colorado Highlands Wind Project Gets Underway

Once completed, full output will be delivered under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a not-for-profit wholesale power provider to 44 rural electric cooperatives in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

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Cogentrix Concentrated Solar Plant Comes Online

The Alamosa Solar project site consists of more than 500 dual-axis, pedestal mounted tracker assemblies, each capable of producing approximately 60 kW of electricity from the sun.
The facility produces 30 megawatts of PV power for use by customers of Xcel Energy’s subsidiary, Public Service Company of Colorado.

11May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Suspension of Massive Offshore Wind Project
a Market Indicator

“An analysis of current conditions indicates that a viable commercial market in the United States is still farther out, as much as three or four years away, at the earliest,” the companies said, making further investment impractical.

9May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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In the Field: Colorado Acrylic Manufacturer Goes Solar

The 100 kilowatt photovoltaic system ties into the traditional power grid. All solar power generated gets distributed throughout the building with any surplus solar polar sold
back to the power company. It’s a win-win for Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc.

2May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Walmart’s Latest Colorado Solar Installation Marks Milestone

The nation’s largest retailer has announced the installation of six more solar projects in Denver, built in partnership with SolarCity. It brings the total number of PV installations to 100 for Walmart, which says its long term goal is to use clean energy at all of its American stores and distribution centers.

13Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Poop-to-Power Biomass Gasification System Unveiled

Western Energy Alliance and Denver Zoo are partnering to support the zoo’s development of a biomass gasification system that converts human trash and animal waste into clean energy. And wait until you see the awesome new elephant exhibit!

11Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Sprawling Solar Plant Approved
for San Luis Valley

SolarReserve, a California-based developer of large-scale PV projects, has received final 1041 Permit from the Saguache County Board of County Commissioners for its duo of 100 megawatt solar thermal facilities.

27Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Healthcare Provider Kaiser Permanente Commits to Solar

While the majority of announced solar installations at this point will be in California, Kaiser is doing this throughout its territories, which include COLORADO, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and more. It’s goal is to reduce GHG emissions
by 30% within eight years.

13Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Community Solar Gardens —
Bright Spot in a Tough Year for Solar

In the latest indicator, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association announced it is partnering with Carbondale-based Clean Energy Collective to launch a community solar program with a development at PVREA’s headquarters site near the town of Windsor.

7Mar2012 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Tri-State to Purchase Power From New Wind Farm

The 67-Megawatt Colorado Highlands Wind project will be built on a 5,200-acre site in Logan County, within the service territory of Highline Electric Association, one of Tri-State’s members. Alliance Power Inc. of Littleton and GE Energy Financial Services of Stamford, Conn., jointly own the LLC doing the development.

5Mar2012 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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More Toyota Hybrids Driving CU-NREL Smart Grid Study

The Boulder location enables participants to track their household electricity use through smart-grid technology, and for researchers to monitor the performance of Toyota’s first-generation lithium-ion drive battery at high altitudes, in cold weather and in mountainous terrain.

22Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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IKEA Solar Panels Shadow Other
Big Box Retailers

Wal-Mart has snagged the spotlight for rooftop renewable energy systems in recent years, but global furnishings mega-retailer Ikea has so far out-paced Wally World big time in gearing up with solar. Their mega store in Centennial features a whole host of green efforts.

23Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Solar TRACKS

>> Record Number of Installations for U.S. in Third Quarter
>> Alamosa Site for January Hearing on Solar Zones
>> COSEIA Pushes for Tighter Permitting Processes
>> Solar Garden at C. Springs Landfill Moves Forward

23Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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