All Posts Tagged With: "Governor’s Energy Office"

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Governor’s Energy Office and CSU to Collaborate
on Energy Efficiency

The GEO has signed an agreement with the Center for Multiscale Modeling for Atmospheric Processes (CMMAP) based at Colorado State to implement mandatory energy-saving requirements.

16Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Boulder and Partners Celebrate Successful Energy Efficiency Innovations

“In 2006, Boulder adopted the Climate Action Plan, which challenges the community to meet the Kyoto Protocol goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012,” said City Manager Jane Brautigam.

16Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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THE CEN INTERVIEW with TJ Deora of
the GEO, Part 2

In the conclusion of our two-part interview, the executive director of the Governor’s Energy Office shares his thoughts on several important issues including the Recharge Colorado program, Xcel Energy’s role in the New Energy Economy, how the GEO will be funded beyond its current fiscal year, and much more.

12Jul2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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The CEN Interview: TJ Deora of the GEO

In a candid and wide-ranging conversation with Colorado Energy News publisher, David Hill, the executive director expounds on a variety of important topics front and center for the GEO. We had a lot of questions. TJ supplied plenty of answers, along with a healthy dose of candor.

11Jul2011 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
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CleanLaunch Opens Doors at Golden Facility

CEO Stephen Miller noted that there are already three new tenants in the incubator: Green Grid Partners, Fleet Energy, and PureSilicon, a Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open finalist in 2010. These three companies join CleanLaunch’s nine other existing virtual clients, who have collectively raised over $10 million in investment capital over the last three years.

16Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Bills Couldn’t Be More Different

The two proposals were debated in committees Monday, with one aimed at making dramatic changes to the Governor’s Energy Office and the other proposing a system by which residential and business property owners can finance energy-efficiency improvements through their local electric utilities. House Bill 1312 sponsored by Rep. Jon Becker, R-Fort Morgan, (pictured above) calls for the reorganization of the Governor’s Energy Office, the brainchild of former Gov. Ritter and his “New Energy Economy.”

3May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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UPDATE — Senate Committee Kills Attempt to Adjust GEO Mission … Latest News Brings a Mixed Business, Legislative Scoreboard

>> State Lawmaker Wants GEO to Promote Coal
>> Black Hills Energy Seeks Rate Increase
>> Cleantech Startups May Get Unique Funding
>> Ascent Solar Reduces Payroll
>> Abound Solar Signs European Deals

3May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Still Time for Communities to Sign-Up for Energy Savings With Main Street Efficiency Initiative

Cities and towns throughout the state are struggling with a budget squeeze like never before. But the Main Street Efficiency Initiative (MSEI) from the Governor’s Energy Office is one program that offers a roadmap to savings still available for many communities.

25Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hickenlooper Names New Director of Governor’s Energy Office

Denver-based wind energy executive Tanuj “TJ” Deora is the new director of the organization at the forefront of our state’s New Energy Economy. He currently heads up state and regional policy advocacy efforts for Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy’s government affairs team.

2Jan2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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RENEWABLE ENERGY WIRE

>> Geothermal Lease Sale Set for November
>> DIA Plans Largest Customer-Sited PV Array in State
>> CU-Boulder Increases Campus Solar
>> West Slope Rural Co-Ops Going Solar
>> GEO Tops List of State-Led Efficiency Programs
>> DOE Gives $5 Million to Support Wind Energy
>> RASEI to Test Toyota Plug-In Hybrids

23Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Build It and They Will Come! Colorado Boom State for Energy Star-Qualified New Homes

Nearly 45% of new homes built here during the first half of 2010 were ENERGY STAR qualified, according to just released data from the GEO and Environmental Protection Agency. Clearly, dwellings designed and built to earn the ENERGY STAR label have got BLING!

17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ritter Announces Acceleration of Small Hydro Projects In Colorado

Surveys have found that Colorado has several hundred sites with a potential of 5 megawatts or less, with a combined generating capacity of more than 1,400 megawatts. The lengthy permitting process, however, has prevented many projects from moving forward.

25Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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GEO’s 2010 Utilities Report for Colorado
an Eye-Opener

The report provides an in-depth description of the state’s sprawling utility marketplace, including individual profiles of all 65 utilities, with a breakdown of their generation fuel mix, incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy, governance structure, customer split and more.

6Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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