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The Interwest Energy Alliance is a trade association that brings the nation's renewable energy industry together with the West's advocacy community.  This consensus-based, collaborative approach to market development has proven to be successful since our inception in 2002.  Together, our members support state-level public policies that harness the West's abundant "and inexhaustible" renewable energy and energy efficiency resources.  Currently, our primary states of focus are Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Investments in wind, solar and other renewable energy technologies help generate tremendous new economic development opportunities in rural and agricultural areas of the country, enabling farmers, ranchers and landowners to grow reliable new "cash crops" that doesn't need water.

If you would like more information on renewable energy and how the West can realize tremendous economic and environmental benefits from renewable energy technologies, please review the information in this website, or contact the Interwest Energy Alliance for additional materials.

 

States in the Interwest Energy Alliance Region Lead the Nation in Population Growth

State

Population as of
1 July 2007

Estimated Population Growth Rate, 2006-7

National Rank
in Growth Rate

Nevada

2.565 million

2.9%

1

Arizona

6.339 million

2.8%

2

Utah

2.645 million

2.6%

3

Colorado

4.862 million

2.0%

8

Wyoming

.523 million

2.0%

9

New Mexico

1.970 million

1.4%

13

–From U.S. Census Bureau press release of 27 December 2007

Up to the Minute News
These stories are from Google News feeds, sorted by relevance and updated on a continuous, automatic basis. As such, opinions expressed in these stories do not represent policy positions of the Interwest Energy Alliance or its members.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)

Alliance Power Awards RMT Colorado Highlands Wind Project
MarketWatch (press release)
MADISON, Wis., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wind energy developer Alliance Power, Inc. has selected RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, to design and construct the 67-MW Colorado ...
RMT picked to build Colorado wind farmThe Business Journal
Madison renewable contractor to build Colorado wind farmMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
RMT to help develop wind energy projectPower Engineering Magazine

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Geothermal Leader Finding it Tough to Capitalize
KOLO
(AP) - Geology made Nevada a key player in the world of geothermal energy, in which heat from the Earth's core is recovered as steam or hot water and used to generate electricity. With an estimated resource capacity of up to 2125 megawatts in ...
Geothermal, Solar Power Unite In First Of Its Kind FacilityAOL Energy
Letters for May 17, 2012Reno News & Review

all 6 news articles »

Campus Crest Communities and SolarCity to Provide Student Residents with ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... announced a partnership with SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy products and services, to install more than 9000 solar panels on its student housing communities located in Greeley, Colorado; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Las Cruces, New Mexico.

and more »

A new fee for APS residential solar users
KPNX-12
The monthly renewable-energy tariff is based on how much electricity customers use. The tariff, one of many on customers' bills, is used to pay for contracts to buy power from solar and wind projects, and to provide customers rebates when they install ...
APS gets approval for new rate structure from ACCPhoenix Business Journal

all 4 news articles »

First Solar Plans Middle East Office to Help Tap Regional Market
Bloomberg
First Solar Inc. (FSLR), the largest maker of thin-film solar panels, plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates this year to tap growing demand for power in the Middle East. The company is in talks with potential partners to help win ...

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19 September 2008

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18 July 2008

Statement by Interwest Energy Alliance on agreement with Xcel Energy to invigorate the Colorado SB 07-100 implementation process
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Information on implementation of Colorado's new transmission-expansion law (SB 100)

Job postings from Interwest members

2007 Colorado legislative summary (PDF)
9 May 2007

New Colorado laws increase transmission and double renewable energy standard.
27 March 2007

2007 New Mexico legislative summary
26 March 2007

2007 Utah legislative summary
21 March 2007

Updates on TOT 3 Expansion, Wyoming West and TransWest Express projects (PDF formats)
15 March 2007

Colorado's "New Energy Economy" Legislative Agenda: Energy for a Prosperous Future
17 January 2007

Renewable Energy Highlights of 2006
29 December 2006

Key Activities and Accomplishments of 2006
28 December 2006

Western Renewable Energy Project Map Highlights New Interwest Website
12 December 2006

Interwest's "backcasting" study documents the cost savings of wind energy

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