All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado renewable energy standards"

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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
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Retiring Xcel CEO: ‘OK if no more coal’

Kelly, who’s apparently moving from Minnesota (where Xcel is based) to Colorado, went on to question those in Congress denying the science behind global climate change and the need to move away from fossil fuels. “I think the science is pretty solid. Maybe we haven’t communicated it well enough.”

22Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State PUC Approves Black Hills’ 29 Megawatt
Wind Project

The approval of the settlement enables Black Hills Energy to construct and own 50 percent of the wind project and authorized the company to conduct a competitive solicitation for ownership of the other half. The development south of Pueblo will feature Vestas wind turbines built in-state.

10Aug2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Enviro Groups Want Lawsuit on RES Dismissed

Environment Colorado, the Colorado Environmental Coalition, the Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club argued in court documents that the plaintiffs don’t have standing to sue. A judge hasn’t ruled yet on their motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

3Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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A City-Owned Utility?
Boulder Takes It to the People

It will be extremely interesting to see what happens this fall when folks will be essentially asked … how much clean power they want, and more importantly, how much they’re willing to pay for it. Apparently, 90% of electricity generation from wind and solar by 2020 isn’t enough.

22Jul2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Xcel and NextEra Sign 200 Mw Wind Deal

The Limon Wind Energy Center will be home to 125 turbines and related equipment in Lincoln and Elbert counties, plus a buffer zone surrounding it. All told, 35,000 acres will be involved. Xcel did not disclose the cost of the wind farm but said the price was nearly 40 percent lower than bids offered in the earlier round.

28Jun2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Black Hills, Vestas Await PUC Approval for Huerfano County Wind Farm

The utility is proposing the 29-megawatt project as one piece of its plan to meet the state’s 30% renewable energy standard enacted last year. The turbine assemblies would be produced at Vestas plants here in Colorado.

12Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Energy Says It’s Close to Meeting State RES Mandate — Way Ahead of Schedule

If that happens, Colorado’s largest utility will have beaten the scheduled timeframe by eight years. But it could mean a slowdown in wind deployment as the need to add more assets is reduced. “We have what we need for renewable resources, but we’re not in a static world,” said Robin Kittel, Xcel’s director of regulatory and policy analysis.

13May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Energy Says Anti-Renewable Lawsuit Likely Just Blowing in the Wind

“We haven’t yet completely reviewed the legal filing, but we understand that it was made by a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization,” Xcel spokesman Mark Stutz said. “We would be surprised if a federal court would overturn Colorado’s legislatively approved Renewable Energy Standard.”

6Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GEO Weighs in on Xcel’s Solar Incentives Cut

UPDATE: Xcel Energy has temporarily stopped taking applications for its solar rebate program for homes and businesses in Colorado. This follows the rebate reduction announced this week for small-scale customer-owned PV systems from $2.35 per watt to $2.01 per watt.

18Feb2011 | admin | 1 comment | 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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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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Xcel Lays Out Plan for Natural Gas Conversion of Metro Denver Power Plants

The proposal from the state’s largest utility, which still faces months of public input at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, would phase out coal-fired generators in Denver and Boulder — like the contentious Valmont facility pictured — and retool most units to run on cleaner natural gas.

17Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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