All Posts Tagged With: "transmission lines"

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Transmission Talks Heat Up in Southern Colorado

The arguments between the utility companies proposing the line and their opponents have mushroomed as the state and federal government carry out separate reviews. Xcel Energy and Tri-State say the line is necessary to export wind and solar power to the Front Range.

17Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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New Energy Threat

Everyone agrees that some form of regional or national program for building - and, equally importantly, locating - new transmission facilities is critical to creating new and sustainable sources of power in the next decade. Just how to get there, however, remains a matter of argument.

18Mar2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Thorny Issue of Power-Line Siting Threatens
Energy Progress

The dispute over power-line siting authority surfaced in Washington, D.C. last week. And it has the potential to derail all of the well-intentioned renewable-energy programs now underway in Colorado and the West.

16Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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