All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado’s New Energy Economy"
Colorado is NOT Arizona
His critics will never acknowledge it, but executive leadership like the kind provided by Colorado’s governor can make a critical difference in a state’s economic well-being, even in the depths of a severe recession. Think we’re overstating the case? Take a look at what recently took place in Arizona, a state never known for consistent legislative policy-making.
4Mar2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Hickenlooper to Run for Governor
The Mayor stressed that he knows more about Colorado than metro Denver, having worked statewide as a geologist in the 1980s. He lost his job when the oil industry tanked and then opened up a brewpub downtown when the area was known as Skid Row, not LoDo.
13Jan2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Ritter Won’t Run for Re-Election
Ritter’s “New Energy Economy” has been touted nationwide as an example of how to balance fossil fuels with renewable sources to diversify a state’s energy portfolio, and many Coloradans — some say a majority — support more regulation of extractive industries, including mining, to protect the state’s natural beauty and outdoor recreation economy.
6Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Governor’s Energy Office Touts Progress
in Annual Report
“We’ve made great progress in developing Gov. Ritter’s vision of a New Energy Economy,” said GEO director Tom Plant. “This report captures our wide-ranging efforts over the last fiscal year to position Colorado well for a new energy future, while helping to create jobs even as our state and the country faced the most difficult economic times in seven decades.”
3Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar Leasing Market Heats Up with SolarCity’s Arrival
SolarCity’s chief competition is SunRun, which launched its own leasing program in Colorado earlier this fall. Like SunRun, SolarCity’s program will be initially available only to homeowners in the Xcel Energy territory. But there are significant differences.
16Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter Seeks $10 Million Grant to Boost
Natural Gas Demand
The Governor’s Energy Office, in partnership with Clean Energy and the Southern and Northern Colorado Clean Cities Coalitions, has applied for a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to significantly expand the use of compressed natural gas as a fuel source for industry, transit and public vehicles in Colorado.
7Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter Champions Clean Tech at Capital
Ritter called for governors from the Rocky Mountain region and across the country to embrace the New Energy Economy and support entrepreneurs participating in the $1 million Clean Tech Open business competition.
22Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Energy Takes
>> Colorado Group Not Happy With Clean Energy Legislation –Says it does little or nothing to spur renewable energy.
>> The Governor Lays Down a Challenge– Will urge support of Clean Tech Open and entrepreneurs at Monday morning press conference.
>> House Bill 2454: More Than Clean Energy The federal government may soon be telling you what you can and cannot do when it comes to improvements on your home.
REC Solar, Nestlé Purina Partner on State’s Largest Privately-Owned Solar Installation
The Purina PetCare project is the latest in a series of successes for REC Solar in Colorado. The company says it plans to expand employment by 10 to 20 percent due to the new opportunities for clean energy provided by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
18May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter Details Plan for ARRA Investments
in Colorado’s New Energy Economy
The ambitious proposal lays out how the GEO will direct $49 million from the Act to create jobs, develop clean energy sources, reduce energy costs for residents and cut emissions of greenhouse gases while injecting the state’s economy with critical investments.
14May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
We Got Jobbed!
Those who believed that Colorado’s fast-forward approach, under Gov. Bill Ritter, to building a New Energy Economy would translate into extra dollars from the Obama Administration’s energy stimulus plan should be pretty disappointed today. It’s unfortunate that the residents of the state where the President actually signed the energy legislation last month did not fare any better in the stimulus.
31Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Vestas Breaks Ground in Brighton
The two facilities include a wind turbine blade manufacturing process which will employ roughly 650 people, and a nacelle assembly plant with 700 employees, according to the Danish company. Both are expected to be operational in 2010.
25Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ascent Solar Goes “World” in Thornton
The developer of flexible thin-film solar modules was joined by Governor Ritter and local officials in cutting the ribbon for the company’s new world headquarters.
24Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Thanks for the example, Mark. We will check out balancedenergyinc.com, as well. Editor 
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My husband has a project (protype) that he has been working on for the last 10 yrs for renewable energy ...
Thank you Govenor Ritter for helping place Colorado among the Nations leaders in Renewable energy! 
Thank you for the leadership. I was thrilled when we approved a 10% renewable energy standard, ecstatic when Xcel ...
The key point is their is a 90 yeear supply supply gas in the lower 48 ALONE.
This doesn't take ...