by Associated Press Published: May 25,2012
Tags: renewable energy, Udall, wind
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall says President Barack Obama supports extending a tax break for wind energy that supporters say is vital to the state’s wind-turbine industry. Udall, a Democrat, said Thursday that Obama’s support is welcome. State officials say about 5,000 people work in the wind energy industry in Colorado, the fifth-highest [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: September 29,2011
Tags: home tour, renewable energy, solar
Sustainable living and renewable energy options have become trendy in today’s society. And in Colorado Springs, people interested in lowering their energy bills can tour 15 net-zero homes, houses and businesses, as well as view the 6-megawatt solar array at the Air Force Academy at Saturday’s Pike’s Peak Tour of Sustainable Buildings. The tour is essentially [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: September 15,2011
Tags: David Amster-Olszewski, renewable energy, solar garden
While Colorado has a reputation for having one of the fastest-growing green economies in the nation, Colorado Springs has limped behind in the shadows through most of these formative years. But that may be changing. That’s what David Amster-Olszewski hopes. He’s behind an effort to persuade the Colorado Springs City Council to approve a program [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 3,2011
Tags: Colorado, lawsuit, renewable energy
Four environmental groups say a judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s renewable energy standard. Environment Colorado, the Colorado Environmental Coalition, the Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society argue in court documents that the plaintiffs don’t have standing to sue. A judge hasn’t ruled yet on their motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Businessman Rod Lueck, [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: June 1,2011
Tags: Leasing, legislation, Mark Udall, renewable energy
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall has joined two other U.S. Senators to expand the availability of renewable energy leasing programs. Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, and Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, introduced the REAL Act to offer wider leasing options for residential solar and renewable energy products. “Making renewable energy more affordable for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 7,2011
Tags: renewable energy, Udall, wind
U.S. Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico and Mark Udall of Colorado are pushing legislation that would establish a national renewable energy standard for electric utilities. The bill introduced by the first cousins would require utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2025. The standard [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: June 26,2010
Tags: Fred Crowley, renewable energy
Competition in the renewable energy sector is increasingly intense and many cities are far ahead of Colorado Springs, posing huge hurdles in the region’s effort to gain a foothold in the market. That’s the clear-eyed conclusion of a UCCS study published recently by Dr. Fred Crowley’s MBA class. The class, which generated a 226-page assessment [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: June 11,2009
Tags: Colorado, Pew study, renewable energy
Jobs in Colorado’s clean energy economy grew more than twice as fast as overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to the Pew Charitable Trust. In its The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs study, Pew conducted national count of the jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the demand for environmentally friendly products and [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 1,2009
Tags: Department of Energy, federal, General Assembly, renewable energy, State, Wind Energy Association
Wind energy has received a favorable report from the Department of Labor, just as Colorado made the list of top 10 states for wind energy production and the General Assembly considers new “green” energy legislation during the final days of the session. The DOE study shows that renewable electricity standard would reduce fuel prices for all sectors, [...] [...]
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