by Associated Press Published: April 19,2012
Tags: budget, Colorado, Energy, taxes incentives
Colorado’s Senate is taking a final vote Thursday on the state’s $7.4 billion spending plan for next year. The budget has already passed the House, and disagreements between the chambers are minimal. That means Colorado seniors are all but certain to get property tax relief next year. And public schools could see their first year [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: Colorado, Energy, federal, Hickenlooper, oil and gas, regulations
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says that like most governors, he prefers state regulation of oil and gas drilling to federal regulation. “Most governors are going to argue that it should be a state responsibility,” Hickenlooper said Wednesday at a news conference during the energy consulting firm IHS CERA’s annual executive conference in Houston. “We can [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2012
Tags: coal, Colorado, Energy, production
After seven years of decline, coal production in Colorado increased 10.4 percent in 2011 to nearly 28 million tons as companies tapped into new markets abroad. The state Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety says employment at Colorado’s 10 mines also rose 12 percent to 2,363 in the first nine months of 2011. And, there [...] [...]
Colorado Springs’ solar industry took a few big steps forward in 2011 and appears poised for even more advances in 2012. Solar gardens, tax rebates and policy changes are all anticipated to expedite the industry in the coming year. SunShare, a start-up founded by 24-year-old Colorado College graduate David Amster-Olszewski, was the first in the [...] [...]
The U.S. Energy Department says it has finalized a $90.6 million loan guarantee for the construction of a solar generation project in southern Colorado. Charlotte-based Cogentrix plans to build the 30-megawatt facility near Alamosa. The Department of Energy said Friday that it would be one of the first utility-scale, high concentration photovoltaic generation facilities in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 7,2011
Tags: Energy, federal government, stimulus
Two years after the economic stimulus plan, a new government audit finds that about one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program has not been spent. The Energy Department’s inspector general says that state and local governments have left as much $879 million unspent from a $2.7 billion program intended to boost energy [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2011
Tags: Department of Local Affairs, Energy, minerals, oil and gas, severance tax
El Paso County and Colorado Springs will receive part of a $54.6 million annual severance tax and federal mineral lease direct distribution payment made by companies that extract minerals and energy from the state. El Paso County will receive $16,179.29 and $17,609. 47 from the state’s Department of Local Affairs. Last year’s distribution to Colorado [...] [...]
Xcel Energy Inc.’s new contract with Boulder would give the city 90 percent of its power through renewable energy by 2020, instead of the current 10 to 15 percent, the Daily Camera reports. Xcel is negotiating with Boulder to renew its franchise agreement, which is worth about $100 million a year. The utility said it’s [...] [...]
Members of Colorado’s solar industry say plans by Xcel Energy to cut incentives for solar arrays will devastate the industry. Utility customers who install small solar arrays on their property receive two types of incentives – a rebate and renewable energy credit – for a combined $2.35 per watt. Xcel Energy said Wednesday the combined [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 10,2011
Tags: Energy
A citizens group is asking the Colorado State Land Board to halt an auction of land in the South Park area for oil and gas development, including two parcels next to a reservoir that supplies some of Denver’s drinking water. The State Land Board, which manages more than 4 million acres of mineral rights that [...] [...]
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