All Posts Tagged With: "coal-fired generation"
Tri-State Subsidiary Buys Colorado Coal Mine
While Xcel Energy continues its push to convert several of its coal-fired power plants to cleaner burning natural gas as part of meeting Colorado’s renewable energy mandate, the largest electrical co-op in the state is doubling down on coal as its primary generation source.
6Dec2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Report: Renewables Role in Power Gen Up While Overall Energy Use Declines
The biggest consumer of renewable energy in 2009 was, not surprisingly, the electric power sector — at a whooping 53% of the total amount. Going forward, will power markets still favor cheap natural gas over renewables if energy consumption increases?
13Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Xcel Energy Files Accelerated Clean-Air Plan
The key component of the revised plan to cut air emissions from coal-fired power plants is an accelerated time-frame that, if met, would enable Colorado’s largest utility to meet the 2017 deadline set by the Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act passed earlier this year.
26Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
News From the Mountain Bureau –
>> Garfield County in Talks About Drill Pit Liners
>> Aspen’s St. Regis Resort Gets Solar Thermal System
>> XCEL Partners on West Slope Solar Power Plant Project
>> Gas Production in Colorado and Rockies Finally Declines
>> Hydro Power in Roaring Fork Valley Closer to Reality
Public Packs Valmont Power Plant Hearing
in Boulder
Residents took their turn at the podium in the County Courthouse for nearly four hours, pleading with the state’s Air Quality Control Commission to deny the permit for a host of reasons, mostly centering on the CO2 released each year when coal is burned at the plant northeast of Boulder.
15Jul2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
We need to promote export terminals to liquify and ship natural gas to markets in Asia and Euroupe. The US ...
Natural Gas can be consumed so efficiently that the WATER can even be recovered from the combusted exhaust gases.
Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
Re: Natural gas generation wasn’t included in the final analysis but is generally assumed to emit about half as much ...
Disclosure MIGHT prevent pollution if there was a watchdog agency that ruled yes or no on particular chemicals before they ...
Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...
Can someone explain how disclosure prevents pollution? They can still release air toxins and they are still not held ...