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Solar State of the Week: Colorado

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State incentive programs drove the Colorado PV market to more than double in 2010, resulting in the installation of 53.6 megawatts of capacity. The state market maintained a relatively even split, with 18.7 megawatts of installed capacity from residential, 15.9 megawatts from non-residential, and 19.1 megawatts from utility. Installations in the residential sector were mainly […]

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Solyndra Bankruptcy Reveals Dark Clouds in Solar Power Industry

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Many of the problems that forced solar company Solyndra to shutter operations threaten other businesses in the sun-power industry, with more upheaval likely in the coming months, analysts say. The bankruptcy last month of Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra comes as solar manufacturing undergoes a major transition. Prices of solar panels have plummeted, causing a supply glut […]

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Solar Flies Higher At Denver Airport

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Constellation Energy recently completed a 4.4-megawatt (MW) solar project at the Denver International Airport (DIA), bringing the airport’s total amount of hosted solar power to more than 8 MW – the most solar generation at a commercial airport in the United States. Baltimore-based Constellation, which built, owns and maintains the project, will sell the energy directly to the […]

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Survey says Coloradans are fed up with oil companies, want more renewables

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Coloradans blame market speculation and oil companies for high gas prices, and the vast majority say the best way to bring prices down is to crackdown on market manipulation, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Checks and Balances Project commissioned Colorado pollster Chris Keating to conduct research that shows that 79 percent of Coloradans […]

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Solar-powered homes remain a distant dream for many in the US

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It seems like the ultimate in green technology for an emissions-savvy citizen of the 21st century: solar panels on your roof, providing carbon dioxide-free electricity whenever the sun is shining. But as huge utility-scale solar and wind projects continue to make news and the economy continues to struggle, the state of the residential solar sector […]

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U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

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Via Bloomberg U.S. government support for renewable energy may plunge from record levels, setting back the use of wind and solar power before they can compete on their own with oil, gas and coal. Direct spending, tax breaks and research funding pushed federal renewable-energy subsidies to $14.7 billion in 2010, according to Alan Beamon, director […]

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Constellation Energy completes 4.4 MW PV plant at Denver Airport

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Via Solar Server On July 28th, 2011, Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) announced the completion of a 4.4 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at the Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado, United States. Constellation Energy built, owns and maintains the plant, and sells the electricity it generates to DIA through a 20-year […]

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Feds to refine plan on solar development zones

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Associated Press – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says federal officials will refine a plan for speeding up solar energy development on public land in six western states, after receiving roughly 80,000 public comments on the plan. In December, the Interior Department released a draft identifying 24 solar development zones in California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New […]

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