Tag: Renewable Energy
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Xcel gets the green light for $2 billion power line expansion
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission gave Xcel Energy permission to spend at least $2 billion to build up to 650 miles of new high-voltage power lines in southern and eastern Colorado to serve windmills and solar farms. The company’s customers will pay for the new transmission lines through what’s called the Transmission Cost Adjustment rider…
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Denver committee OKs $26 million, 25-year contract for solar energy projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council safety committee approved a $26 million, 25-year contract Wednesday to fund solar power generating facilities and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city. The full City Council will vote on whether to approve the contract in the coming weeks. If passed, the…
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Construction begins on Denver International Airport solar projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Work has begun at Denver International Airport to construct two new solar arrays, intended to more than double the amount of solar energy generated at the airport by 2022, the airport announced Monday. Once completed, the two solar arrays are expected to generate 36 million…
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Xcel Energy looking at preserving Hayden plant as molten salt energy storage facility
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facing Gov. Jared Polis’ mandate to eliminate coal as a source for electrical power generation by 2050, Xcel Energy is looking into repurposing its Hayden coal-fired power plant in northwestern Colorado to preserve its investment in the plant and aid the economic health of nearby…
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What’s next for Colorado’s controversial commuter reduction plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s controversial plan to reduce single-occupied vehicle commutes among metro Denver’s large companies isn’t dead, but it’s taken on a new life. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment’s Air Quality Control Commission stood poised to finalize a whole slew of regulations that would have…
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Colorado College poll: Mountain West voters oppose public lands transfer
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in the Mountain West like their public lands, and they don’t want them sold off or transferred to states, according to a comprehensive poll released Tuesday. By more than three-to-one, voters across seven states said they prefer that the Trump administration protects water, air…