Tag: Solar Power
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Xcel Energy dodges $1.2M fine for delay in signing solar interconnection agreement
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Xcel Energy dodged a potential $1 million-plus Public Utilities Commission fine for an alleged 23-month delay in completing required paperwork so a homeowner can start getting paid for electricity generated by his home solar power system. The homeowner, Peter Simmons of Aurora, spent more than $25,000 installing a solar panel system on his roof, expecting…
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New state board meets to create Colorado’s first statewide building codes
A new 21-member Energy Code Board that will develop statewide construction codes convened for the first time Monday to get acquainted, discuss bylaws and select chairpersons. The board’s inaugural director is Rick Garcia, the executive director of the state’s Department of Local Affairs. The other 20 board members are listed on the Energy Code Board Website. …
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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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Biden to suspend tariffs on Asian solar panels
The White House on Monday announced plans to suspend tariffs on solar panels imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam that are suspected of serving as proxies for China to evade trade sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Chinese solar imports. The import of solar panels from Asia by American businesses came to a…
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Denver OKs emission reductions for large buildings, $26 million in solar energy projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council unanimously passed two bills Monday that will establish new emissions regulations for large buildings and greenlight a $26 million contract for solar energy projects throughout the city. The first bill requires all large commercial and multifamily buildings in the city to…
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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…