All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado wind industry"
Wind Power Produced 42% of All New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2012
Despite nearly year-long uncertainity concerning the extension of the Production Tax Credit, 2012 was the best ever for domestic wind energy, according to the rcently released U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report from the American Wind Energy Association.
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Citizens Unite to Call On Congress for Extension of Wind Energy Subsidies
Environment Colorado has released an Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center report that shows the state’s current power generation from wind energy displaces as much global warming pollution as taking 525,000 cars off the road per year.
28Nov2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Vestas Simplifies Global R&D Footprint — Colorado Operations Affected, and Hires New U.S. VP
In addition to previously announced closures of R&D operations in Houston and Marlborough, Mass., the Louisville, Colo., facility also will close. In the next three to six months, as Vestas closes its R&D offices in Houston, Marlborough and Louisville, there will be a resulting workforce reduction of about 85 people combined at the three locations.
12Nov2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Vestas to Close Louisville R&D Facility;
Lay Off 60 Workers
Louisville was the last of the Danish manufacturer’s R&D facilities in the United States. The company previously announced closures of R&D operations in Houston and Marlborough, Mass., and it said the three closures will result in a total workforce reduction of about 85 jobs.
1Nov2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ribbon-Cutting at Limon Wind Farms
The 400-megawatt facility 90 miles southeast of Denver was touted by U.S. Rep Cory Gardner as an example of why “we should extend the production tax credit to promote wind energy that leads to private sector investment like this one, new manufacturing jobs and a clean source of domestic energy.”
30Oct2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Black Hills Energy Begins Operations at New
Wind Farm
The 29-megawatt Busch Ranch Wind development is sited 30 miles south of Pueblo in Huerfano County. It represents the power gen company’s first Colorado wind project, and will connect to the utility’s 94,000 electric customers with 36 miles of new transmission lines.
17Oct2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Vestas CEO Sees U.S. Wind Market Down 80% Next Year — Without PTC Extended
“In the United States, the market this year is very, very busy,” Vestas Chief Executive Ditlev Engel told a gathering of EU European affairs ministers and other senior officials. “But because of the potential lapse of the regulatory framework in the U.S., this market will probably go down 80 percent next year,” he warned.
14Jun2012 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Xcel Energy in Deal for Colorado, Minnesota Wind
Turbine O&M Contract
In Colorado, Outland will provide full-time services for the 26.5 MW Ponnequin site in Weld County, which utilizes both Vestas 660 kW and NEG-Micon 750 kW wind turbines. A total of 44 units operate at the location just south of the Wyoming border and east of Interstate 25.
12Jun2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Gardner, Colorado Republicans Push
Energy Legislation
H.R. 4480, called the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012,
is a package of domestic energy production legislation aimed at reducing energy costs and fueling economic growth and job creation, according to a news release from Gardner’s office.
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.
21May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Bennet Spotlights Colorado’s Clean Energy Economy at Global New Energy Summit
“If we are going to compete in the 21st century economy, we have to build a strong new energy economy that looks toward the future,” Bennet said. “Colorado has a diversified energy portfolio that includes an abundant supply of natural gas and renewables like wind, solar, biofuels and hydropower.”
11Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wind Energy Industry Highlights Beneficial Impact to Colorado’s Economy
The House and Senate passed a joint resolution recognizing the wind energy industry’s “tremendous contribution to Colorado’s economy.” In the House, the resolution passed 53 to 10, with only Republicans voting against it to show their support for traditional energy.
15Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Production Tax Credit Stalls in Senate
“Without this tax credit, the industry will crash,” Udall said Tuesday. “In fact, a crash is already beginning. Vestas may lay off more than 80 percent of its workforce in Colorado if the PTC is not extended soon.”
14Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Energy Collective is now based in Boulder Colorado. 
Though a small step and almost over 16 years into the die-off of our forests, this effort should be applauded ...
The best ballot initiative is one that will ban initiatives. Otherwise what is the point of electing legislators. 
Thanks for the info Fred! 
Tri-State Board Policy 117 limits member co-op generation to 5%.
LPEA has asked them to lift that for community solar gardens.
https://www.lpea.coop/pdf/board_meeting/resolutions/2012/201213_tristate_policy_117.pdf 
To see this exciting change as "scary" seems incredibly short-sited to me. Between the increasing power demands caused by ...