Solar State of the Week: Colorado

September 21, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Power

State incentive programs drove the Colorado PV market to more than double in 2010, resulting in the installation of 53.6 megawatts of capacity. The state market maintained a relatively even split, with 18.7 megawatts of installed capacity from residential, 15.9 megawatts from non-residential, and 19.1 megawatts from utility. Installations in the residential sector were mainly […]

Solar Flies Higher At Denver Airport

September 5, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Energy Savings, Solar Energy

Constellation Energy recently completed a 4.4-megawatt (MW) solar project at the Denver International Airport (DIA), bringing the airport’s total amount of hosted solar power to more than 8 MW – the most solar generation at a commercial airport in the United States. Baltimore-based Constellation, which built, owns and maintains the project, will sell the energy directly to the […]

Why Sinking Solar Prices are Bad for Startups, Great for Enterprises

August 29, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

Every week for the last few months, we’ve seen news from solar manufacturers that are feeling the pinch from dropping polysilicon prices. The price of the stuff, the key ingredient in photovoltaic panels, has dropped 89 percent since February 2008, which is great news for the solar proponents cheering the drop as a major step […]

Survey says Coloradans are fed up with oil companies, want more renewables

August 24, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Colorado

Coloradans blame market speculation and oil companies for high gas prices, and the vast majority say the best way to bring prices down is to crackdown on market manipulation, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Checks and Balances Project commissioned Colorado pollster Chris Keating to conduct research that shows that 79 percent of Coloradans […]

Solar-powered homes remain a distant dream for many in the US

August 21, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Energy Savings, Solar Power, Solar Rebates

It seems like the ultimate in green technology for an emissions-savvy citizen of the 21st century: solar panels on your roof, providing carbon dioxide-free electricity whenever the sun is shining. But as huge utility-scale solar and wind projects continue to make news and the economy continues to struggle, the state of the residential solar sector […]

U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

August 8, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Colorado

Via Bloomberg U.S. government support for renewable energy may plunge from record levels, setting back the use of wind and solar power before they can compete on their own with oil, gas and coal. Direct spending, tax breaks and research funding pushed federal renewable-energy subsidies to $14.7 billion in 2010, according to Alan Beamon, director […]

Constellation Energy completes 4.4 MW PV plant at Denver Airport

August 1, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

Via Solar Server On July 28th, 2011, Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) announced the completion of a 4.4 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at the Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado, United States. Constellation Energy built, owns and maintains the plant, and sells the electricity it generates to DIA through a 20-year […]

Feds to refine plan on solar development zones

July 15, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Arizona, Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar New Jersey

Associated Press – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says federal officials will refine a plan for speeding up solar energy development on public land in six western states, after receiving roughly 80,000 public comments on the plan. In December, the Interior Department released a draft identifying 24 solar development zones in California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New […]

Colorado Climbing to the Forefront of Clean Energy

June 13, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

As the United States struggles to add jobs on a consistent and robust basis, we are always on the look out for success stories on the job front. Well, one glimmer of hope comes from the state of Colorado, which has seen tremendous job growth in the clean energy space, well ahead of the national […]

Power Grab Over Colorado’s Power Lines

June 10, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

By Ceal Smith, Renewable Communities Alliance Colorado, USA — Last Friday, Governor Hickenlooper signed SB 045 into law. The law creates a 17-member task force, comprised largely of utility interests, to decide if a commission to streamline new transmission siting and permitting decisions is needed. The study is expected to be privately funded by utility […]

Colorado solar

Solar State of the Week: Colorado

Solar Flies Higher At Denver Airport

Why Sinking Solar Prices are Bad for Startups, Great for Enterprises

Survey says Coloradans are fed up with oil companies, want more renewables

Solar-powered homes remain a distant dream for many in the US

U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

Constellation Energy completes 4.4 MW PV plant at Denver Airport

Feds to refine plan on solar development zones

Colorado Climbing to the Forefront of Clean Energy

Power Grab Over Colorado’s Power Lines

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