On March 1, Holy Cross Energy (HCE) informed its customers that the Glenwood Springs-based cooperative’s electricity-rate structure was being significantly modified. The first round of the new rates, which are […]
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Basalt Report: Council moves ahead with solar and sustainability codes
Installing five separate solar panel arrays to generate renewable energy is worth the investment; spending money on backup battery storage, not so much. That was a key finding Town Engineer […]
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Garfield, neighboring counties prepare for solar surge
Representatives of five counties gathered June 24 for an all-day conference in Rifle to compare notes and discuss strategies for preparing for an expected surge in utility-scale solar development. The […]
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Sustainable buildings sprouting in Willits
On Thursday, June 30, Amanda Poindexter helped organize a tour of the electrical buildings in Willits for both U.S. Green Building Council members and the general public. After a brief […]
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Basalt greenlights solar project and police station
At its regular meeting, virtually held, January 25, the Basalt Town Council approved the hiring of Golden-based McKinstry Essention LLC to evaluate, plan, select the site and design the Town’s […]
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Report details regional solar potential
An in-depth study issued this fall has detailed the status of and potential for solar power in the tri-county region — Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties — and has outlined […]
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Instalación solar sí, redistribución de distritos no
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los comisionados iniciaron su reunión del 12 de julio discutiendo la redistribución del Distrito 57 de la Cámara de Colorado (HD-57). El representante del HD-57, Perry […]
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Solar in, redistricting out
The commissioners began the meeting discussing the redistricting of Colorado House District 57 (HD-57). HD-57 Representative Perry Will was present at the meeting. Commissioner Tom Jankovsky kicked off the conversation […]
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Tormenta de Texas afecta costos de servicios acá
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En febrero ocurrió en Texas un fenómeno meteorológico que se produce una vez por década, con temperaturas inusualmente frías y nevadas. Durante esta tormenta, la demanda […]
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CMC/HCE solar project is a “win-win”
In early April, Holy Cross Energy (HCE) announced that it was partnering with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) to develop a large photovoltaic solar array near Glenwood Springs. The installation, which […]