All Posts Tagged With: "FERC"

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Groups Urge Denial of Flaming Gorge
Pipeline Permit

The pipeline would be far too expensive and would harm the Green River’s world-class recreation and tourism economies, businesses and river advocates said Monday. They urged the FERC to deny a private developer’s preliminary permit application for the massive
water project.

20Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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News Round-Up From Around the State

>> FERC to Review Man’s Plan for Water Pipeline
>> Abound Solar to Triple Production by End of 2012
>> Federal Judge Says No to Uranium Mining on West Slope
>> Being Proactive Key on Oil And Gas Issues in Windsor
>> Ceremony Honors Original Wattenberg Field Discovery
>> Vet Green Jobs Gets $100k from Denver HR

21Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Transmission Cost for Renewables on FERC Agenda

The potential impact for getting distributed renewable energy generation from remote locations to load is huge, of course. Boiled down to its basics, the FERC is considering who pays, how much, under what circumstances and in what geographic footprint — a tall order to be sure.

30Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GEO Program to Streamline Permitting Process for Small Hydro Projects

The streamlined permitting process will utilize the state’s expertise to reduce the time needed for FERC review. Colorado has several hundred sites with a potential of 5 MW or less, and a combined generating capacity of more than 1,400 MW.

2Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Like Herding Cats! — Federal Agencies and Obama Administration Attempt to Streamline Grid Siting Requirements for Renewable Projects

Many proposed renewable energy and transmission projects have been delayed by the bureaucracy of authorization within multiple federal agencies, leaving in doubt the ability to reach to goal of doubling clean power generation by 2012.

11Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Black Hills to Build 200 MW Gas-Fired Plant
in SE Colorado

Once operational in early 2012, the plant will provide power to Black Hills Energy-Colorado Electric for distribution to about 93,300 of the utility’s customers in the Pueblo-Canon City-Rocky Ford area.

30Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Electric Co-ops May be Legally Obligated to Divulge Coal Risks Says Energy Attorney

Two state co-ops — the Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) on the Front Range and Holy Cross Energy on the Western Slope — invested $366 million and $100 million respectively in Xcel Energy’s new Comanche 3 coal-fired plant near Pueblo. Both co-ops have publicly stated they did so to procure a cheap, stable base load.

3Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Williams Gets FERC Approval for ‘Colorado Hub’ Pipeline

The 24-inch pipeline will run 27.4 miles, connecting the Meeker/White River hub with Northwest’s existing mainline system south of Rangely, according to the natural gas producer and pipeline operator.

7Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ritter to the Rescue - Urges Pipeline Approval

In his letter, the Governor cited lack of pipeline capacity as a primary reason for gas produced in Colorado selling for less than in other areas, and urged fast certification of the proposed Ruby Pipeline.

23Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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FERC Approves Black Hills Power’s Rate Formula

This change will result in an increase to the company’s transmission revenue requirement from $5.6 million to $9.4 million. “The FERC decision is notable that it approves a formula-based rate process, said Black Hills’ Chuck Loomis.

17Feb2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued


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