All Posts Tagged With: "Xcel Energy efficiency programs"

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Mandatory Efficiency Requirements in Boulder?

Unsatisfied with the energy reductions achieved through voluntary incentives, the Flatirons City is considering creating a mandatory energy-efficiency program for the commercial and industrial sector.The program would be similar to the city’s SmartRegs program, which introduced energy-efficiency requirements for rental housing.

21May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Efficiency: Plenty of Data, Many Confused Landlords

Have you ever heard of business owners wanting government regulators to come in and collect more information on their activities? For landlords working at the dawn of carbon emissions regulation, that seems increasingly likely to be the case as more cities require building owners to disclose how much energy they use.

22Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Slow Growth for “Green” Leases

Erik Foster had practiced law in his downtown Denver office building for five years before he realized what an energy-efficient gem the place was. He was chatting up a security guard one day and saw a plaque at the security desk - “ENERGY STAR 2009.”

29Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Recapping Xcel’s Energy Efficiency Expo Awards

Collectively, these Colorado companies saved more than 31 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 17,930 dekatherms of natural gas, which avoided production of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide — the equivalent of keeping 5,000 cars off the road for a year.

17Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Energy, Xtreme Power Partner in SolarTAC Study

The test project near DIA looks to show real-world results from the combination of storage systems with solar installations in order to better integrate energy output from renewable sources into the power grid.

30Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Smart Grid Reality Check –
The Promise Still Holds, Despite Early Missteps

A game changer from Power Tagging in Boulder will likely usher in a new generation of smart grids. The technology company has developed a method of using the power line itself for smart grid communication and control from the customer meter clear to the substation.

22Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy-Saving Businesses Recognized by Xcel Energy

“Many of these conservation projects are often invisible to those not directly involved,” said Shawn White, Xcel Energy efficiency marketing manager. “These awards are a way to help recognize these businesses for their exceptional work.”

23Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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It Pays to Save!
Breckenridge “Cashes In”

Despite the very cold temperatures on Thursday, a hearty group of managers from Breckenridge Ski Resort and Xcel Energy celebrated the resort’s receipt of a $110,800 rebate check for installing 70 new energy efficient snow guns and upgraded controls.

4Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Historic Oxford Hotel Gets Efficiency Make-Over

The improvements have helped reduce the venerable hotel’s monthly electricity costs by 47%. Even in its earliest days, the Oxford maintained its own power plant with an advanced system of steam heating, electricity and gas lighting.

12Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Smart Grid Funding: A Step, Not a Solution

Like early-childhood education, smart grids are a cause that nobody doesn’t like. But there are many related and necessary developments that must happen before the technology can fulfill its promise to reduce energy demand and lower consumers’ power bills. For one thing, displaying a home’s energy usage doesn’t mean much unless the residents are willing to act on that information.

9Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Flips Switch to Make Boulder First
“Smart Grid City”

Already a key objective is being achieved — early results of the smart-grid systems are helping the company predict what equipment will fail and fix it before the power goes out. “We have learned a tremendous amount from our installation of SmartGridCity,” says Xcel’s Tim Taylor.

9Sep2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Stimulus By the Numbers –
$32 Million in Weatherization to Colorado

The latest round of funding will go toward energy audits, home insulation and the installation of high-efficiency appliances. Households making as much as 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level — or about $44,100 a year for a family of four — are eligible for the assistance.

13Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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