A groundbreaking ceremony today for the SunShare community solar garden was hijacked by a dozen Occupy Wall Street protestors who showed up to confront Gov. John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper was there to tout the project, the first solar garden of its kind in the state, that will allow customers to lease solar panels and receive utility bill credits [...] [...]
The Bank of Broadmoor and SunShare are offering new loans for qualified homeowners to finance solar panels. SunShare is a local Colorado Springs solar company that allows customers to lease solar energy panels to eliminate annual electric bills. The first solar garden by SunShare will be completed by the end of the year. It’s a [...] [...]
The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved regulations Tuesday that will allow a local start-up to build a community solar garden. Several community members showed up to voice their support for the initiative that will allow Colorado Springs Utilities customers to lease solar panels in a remote community solar garden and collect the credits for [...] [...]