Solar powered speed zone signs in school zones have saved Colorado Springs $1 million, city traffic engineers say. The signs require less maintenance and are cheaper and quicker to install than traditional systems. The Colorado Department of Transportation also uses the solar powered signs in construction zones on major roadways. Read more here.
Continue reading …Governments need to do more to increase energy efficiency and boost green technologies to avoid a spike in oil prices as China drives a 36 percent spike in world energy demand through 2035, a global watchdog warned Tuesday. The International Energy Agency said that oil supplies will be pushed near their peak over the coming [...]
Continue reading …El Paso County had the second highest pay-outs for state rebates for energy-efficient appliances and home improvements. The program, “Recharge Colorado,” began April 19. County residents received $117,000 in rebates, after Colorado Springs Utilities combines its own rebates with the state money. Statewide, more than 26,000 homeowners and businesses received the rebates, for a total [...]
Continue reading …China has overtaken the United States as the world’s largest energy consumer, the International Energy Agency said today. China, however, immediately questioned the report, claiming its calculations were “unreliable.” The Paris-based agency said China’s 2009 consumption of energy sources ranging from oil and coal to wind and solar power was equal to 2.265 billion tons [...]
Continue reading …A measure pushing Colorado’s largest utility toward using more natural gas to cut emissions is now law. Gov. Bill Ritter signed the bill, H.B. 1365, today in a ceremony on the Capitol’s West Steps. He was surrounded by representatives of the unlikely alliance that helped pass the bill – the natural gas industry and environmental [...]
Continue reading …Colorado is about to require its largest utility to cut emissions at some of its coal-fired power plants to help head off new federal emissions rules. Gov. Bill Ritter plans to sign a bill Monday targeted at Xcel Energy’s power plants along the northern Front Range. Xcel would have to come up with a plan [...]
Continue reading …Boulder is considering passing regulations that would require landlords to make energy efficiency improvements to their properties such as installing solar heating and switching out incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent lighting. The city’s so-called SmartRegs would affect an estimated 19,600 rental properties in the city that seeks to decrease its carbon dioxide emissions by [...]
Continue reading …The Governor’s Energy Office is kicking off a campaign making $18 million in rebates available for Coloradans to buy energy-saving appliances and make their homes more energy efficient. Energy Office Director Tom Plant will discuss the “Recharge Colorado” program Tuesday at the Sears store in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood. The state will officially launch the [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs homeowners have the lowest utility bill rates in the state. The third quarter 2009 ACCRA Cost of Living Index shows that typical combined electric and natural gas bills in Colorado Springs average $125.20 a month compared to $155.84 for all other Colorado cities. Energy bills average $179.38 nationwide. Here’s how the index ranked [...]
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