All Posts Tagged With: "Governor Ritter"
National Coalition for Advanced Energy Economy Launched with Colorado Participation
Two prominent local cleantech players are part of a new initiative seeking to offer a single, unified voice for clean energy. Former Governor Bill Ritter and the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association joined other business and energy leaders yesterday to announce the formation of the Advanced Energy Economy.
11Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Former Governor Ritter Joins Western Advocates to Urge State Leadership on Clean Energy
The report entitled Western Grid 2050: Contrasting Futures, Contrasting Fortunes finds that with intentional policymaking and planning today, the West can successfully transition to a clean energy economy that will deliver job, environmental and public health benefits for decades to come.
25Aug2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Latest ‘Freeing the Grid’ Report Shows Progress
“Electricity rules and regulations can be incredibly complex and difficult to get right, particularly in the pioneering territory of renewables and self-generation. This policy guide is intended to help states understand how their policies currently rank and how to improve them to achieve real renewable energy market and job growth.”
11Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar Gardens Gain on Legislative and Co-op Fronts
Gov. Ritter’s signing a few days ago of HB 1342 is a legislative move to enable renters and others who are unable to install solar panels on their own roofs to join forces and create community “solar gardens.” Clean Energy Collective, a private company on the West Slope, is making news with its own approach.
10Jun2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Ritter to Feds and States:
“Follow Colorado’s New Energy Economy”
The Governor tells a D.C. “Good Jobs-Green Jobs” conference that Colorado’s New Energy Economy should be a roadmap to job creation, energy diversity and environmental protection that other states and the federal government can follow.
7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Legislation Signed Promoting Geothermal Energy
“Geothermal energy will diversify Colorado’s energy portfolio. This bill will improve cooperation between the federal, state, and local governments, strengthen Colorado’s energy sector, and create jobs for Coloradans,” Sen. Schwartz said.
3May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Energy Battered, Not Broken
A cascade of events have discouraged such folks – to the degree that many are taking a silver-lining perspective on the clouds gathering around attempts to transform the energy industry in Colorado and beyond.
2Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Colorado Energy News INTERVIEW:
Tom Plant of the Governor’s Energy Office
In the wake of Governor Ritter’s announcement that he won’t be seeking a second term, we go one-on-one with the head of the state’s point organization for the new energy economy. Get an up-close view of Tom’s thinking on a number of issues and what’s on the GEO agenda for 2010 in this Q&A.
26Jan2010 | admin | 0 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 Emphasizes Need for Expanded State Power Grid
to Accommodate Renewables
At the annual New Energy Conference yesterday, the Governor stressed the need for new transmission lines in Colorado if solar and wind energy are to become a core source of electricity for the state. A report from the GEO says the state will need $2 billion in new and upgraded transmission lines to meet load growth and access wind and solar resources.
21Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
From “Bridge Fuel” to Major Player in
New Energy Economy
Natural gas is getting new found respect from the Ritter Administration, as evidenced by what it’s head of economic development told a Grand Junction business audience on Monday. The Governor sees natural gas as a clean source of power for electricity generation in the New Energy Economy. West Slope Republicans remain skeptical.
1Sep2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Wind Turbine Company Moving to Denver
Lured by tax credits and Colorado’s renewable-energy programs, RePower USA Corp is relocating its headquarters from Portland to Denver. The offical announcement will be made at a 2 PM press conference today at the Capitol.
14Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter Signs Green Legislation at Alliance Center
SB 75, the Low Speed Electric self-propelled vehicles bill, allows wider use of neighborhood electric vehicles; HB 1298, the “Green Truck” bill, provides green economic development incentives for Colorado’s trucking industry; and HB 1331 gives an income tax credit for hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles.
4Jun2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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