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.
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The greatest job growth in alternative energy is in the manufacturing side of the industry.
That’s the word from a comprehensive report from a group of MBA students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, who conducted a study of regional alternative energy issues.
The results show that renewable energy jobs pay well – more than [...] [...]
Kohl's will convert nearly half of its stores in Colorado to solar power by the end of the year.
The Menonomee Falls-based retailer says solar installations are under way or complete at four stores in Colorado. [...]
Colorado State University is planning to build the largest solar arrays at a U.S. university, and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is the first school in the state to use thin-film solar panels.
CSU’s 15-acre array will be enough to power more than 10 percent of the university’s electric energy needs on the Foothills [...] [...]
by Rob Larimer Published: June 29,2009
Tags: solar power
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior Ken Salazar announced today that 24 tracts of federally owned land, including nearly 21,000 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, will be studied as possible solar power providers.
Known as Solar Energy Study Areas, the lands will be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitability for large-scale solar energy [...] [...]
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