Tag: Solar
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York Space Systems plans to acquire another aerospace company
Denver-based York Space Systems is set to acquire another aerospace company, this time to boost its solar capabilities in space. York announced on Tuesday it signed an agreement with Arizona-based Solestial, a manufacturing company specializing in producing solar cells at a lower cost than traditional solar products for space. The Denver aerospace company will buy…
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University of Denver closes in on carbon neutrality goals
The University of Denver has notched some pretty big goals recently, and they are closing in on another. But this time, it’s off the ice. The goal? Over the next 12 to 24 months, DU, in partnership with Pivot Energy, plans to bring five additional off-site solar projects online, eliminating 100% of campus electricity-related greenhouse…
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Colorado’s Energy czar touts costliest path to ‘zero carbon’ electricity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of “renewable” energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather than reallocating the funds to other technologies, including nuclear…
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Xcel Energy making a big push for more renewables
Metro Denver’s biggest utility company is preparing for the acquisition of new energy resources, notably wind and solar power, as part of its efforts to comply with Colorado’s aggressive move away from fossil fuel, according to a news release. Xcel Energy officials said the energy transition will provide reliable and affordable energy to its customers,…
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Former Interior secretaries Bernhardt, Norton back Joe O’Dea in Republican US Senate primary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado Republicans who served as secretary of the Interior on Saturday endorsed Joe O’Dea in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Michael Bennet. Gale Norton, a former state attorney general, and David Bernhardt, an energy and natural resources attorney,…
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IREA switches to CORE, sunny new image
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Intermountain Rural Electric Association, the state’s largest electric cooperative, recently changed its name to CORE. What the press release announcing the new name and branding didn’t mention is the coop leadership agreed to ditch a controversial fee applied to solar users many customers and…
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Colorado oil and gas industry leaders look to recovery
The continuing need for oil and gas isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, as evidence by the world’s use during the global business shutdowns caused by the pandemic of 2020. Which means demand is about to surge as world economies recover. That’s according to several panelists who participated Colorado Business Roundtable’s “Road to Recovery Series: Colorado’s…
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Xcel gets green light from Colorado for $2.5 billion clean energy plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Monday approved a $2.5 billion plan by Xcel Energy to close coal-fired power plants and add a hefty dose of wind and solar generation so that 55 percent of the utility’s electricity will come from clean energy by 2026.…