Tag: Wind Turbines
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Colorado rolls out plan to supercharge clean-energy jobs boom
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A new state analysis released Tuesday warns that Colorado will face significant shortages of skilled trades workers, threatening the state’s ability to meet Gov. Jared Polis’ greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it dramatically ramps up training. The report shows gaps in the trades, such as electricians, wind turbine technicians, EV automotive technicians and HVAC technicians,…
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Colorado’s 2040 ‘renewable’ energy goal faces cost challenges
A new state report outlined how Colorado plans to reach 100% “renewable” electricity by 2040, a goal that supporters argued is crucial to achieving “net zero” carbon in a few decades but which critics countered is happening too quickly at a significant cost to consumers. The report examined a buildout of wind, solar, batteries and…
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Colorado legislators introduce legislation requiring energy companies to remove decommissioned wind turbines
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Colorado’s U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn and Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman want energy companies to remove decommissioned wind turbines from leased land before getting federal tax credits, arguing that burden should not fall on landowners across the Eastern Plains. Currently, energy companies are not obligated to remove wind turbines from leased land once they are decommissioned,…