All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado solar energy"
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
GE’s Solar Strategy: Partner with
Wind Developers
The announcement hints at the energy giant’s broader strategy to work with existing energy generation customers, such as wind or natural-gas power plant developers, to help scale up its solar business. The Aurora factory will be ready for commercial production
of its thin film panels in 2013.
Colorado’s Competitive Position in the
Energy Industry
The third edition of Resource Rich Colorado compares the state to the 49 others based on the presence of natural resources for energy generation, policies and programs, and intellectual resources for the energy industry. The results:
Our energy economy is one of the strongest in the nation but challenges remain.
Company Moves Ahead with SLV Solar Farm Plans
Despite Xcel Energy’s intention not to purchase more utility-scale renewable generation, California-based SolarReserve submitted an application for a land-use permit to the Saguache County Board of Commissioners for the two facilities, which would sit on roughly 4,000 acres northeast of Center.
10Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GE CEO: Solar-Panel Sales to Exceed
$1 Billion by 2020
“We’re going to invest what it takes,” Jeff Immelt said. “We did this with no government funding.” The company recently selected Aurora for the site of its new $300 million thin-film solar panel manufacturing plant.
4Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Monday Community Briefs
>> Advanced Energy Cuts Workforce; Moving Division to China
>> Colorado in Running for 600-Job Solar Plant
>> CSU Gets Highest Sustainability Rating
>> Survey: Boulderites Overestimate Homes’ Efficiency
>> Energy Outreach Colorado Ranks High for Transparency
>> IKEA Store Recognized for Geo Energy System
Colorado Springs Startup Aims to Launch
Solar Garden
Renewable energy initiatives have been a rarity here.
For example, last year only 35 households installed solar panels and local utilities have not aggressively pursued solar and promoted rebates. Now, a pair of entrepreneurs are seeking to go where others have feared to tread.
Private Solar Array in Works for Garfield County
This latest edition to the region’s renewable energy envelope is being built on a 300-acre farm, owned by Kenneth Sack, and perched on a mesa top that overlooks the Colorado River to the north. He plans to eventually have a community solar garden functioning on the site.
8Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Falling Solar Prices Great for Homeowners, Bad for Producers
Solar panel brands are in a constant price competition. This boils down to literally shaving price per watt by pennies in order to beat out competitors. Manufacturing capacity for solar hardware is increasing, but the unknown factor is if there will be enough buyers to consume the increased output.
1Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Big Box Stores Power and Promote Solar Apps
When IKEA’s Denver-area store debuts in late July, it will be be armed with a 60,000-square-foot array that will generate 740,000 kWh of annual electricity. Loew’s deal with Sungevity means customers will be able to get PV cost estimate from kiosks inside the home improvement outlets.
19May2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Colorado Legislature Cuts Permit Fees for
Solar Installations
“While solar costs continue to decrease through innovation and efficiency, permit costs have actually increased over the past few years,” said Neal Lurie, Executive Director of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association. The bipartisan legislation was sponsored by Rep. Bob Gardner, Senator Bob Bacon, and Senator Shawn Mitchell.
8May2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Solar TRACKS …
Fort Carson’s Net Zero Pilot Program
On-Site Renewables Grow in Garfield County
Denver Schools Get More PV Power
Correction Facilities, too
US Has 12 Gigawatt Solar Backlog
Builders Offering Solar-Equipped New Homes
New Report Blasts Administration’s Public Lands Solar Policy
A leading solar energy advocacy group says the administration’s mammoth environmental impact statement for its public lands solar program is fatally flawed, has no legal justification, and should be scrapped.
4Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
AT ISSUE: Reality Check for Colorado’s
Solar Industry
Lowering the level of incentives must happen over time and starting now sends an important signal to the marketplace. Those solar installation companies that have a solid business plan and financial backing will flourish. Those who do not may be forced to reinvent their business model.
17Mar2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
The Fed Plan for Solar Energy on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management wants to lease 22 million acres public lands for renewable energy development, including 148,000 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valley under a large-scale plan that identifies solar energy zones. The plan has its critics.
7Mar2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Obama Administration Extends Solar’s
1603 Program for Additional Year
Created by the ARRA to provide commercial solar installations with a cash grant in lieu of the 30 percent solar investment tax credit (ITC), it has already helped move forward more than 1,100 solar projects in 42 states and supported $18 billion in investment, according to an industry group.
21Dec2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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