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Colorado – A Leader in Wind Energy
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
The state that ranks 11th in the US for wind energy potential is getting serious about promoting renewables. by By Greg Vallin, Attorney Colorado, ...
The Facts About Wind Energy and EmissionsRenewableEnergyWorld.com
Undermining the Critics of Wind PowerGreentech Media (blog)

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APS Seeks Solar Installers for Small Solar Projects
MarketWatch (press release)
PHOENIX, Sep 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With a goal of helping Arizona move toward a cleaner energy future, Arizona Public Service Co. has issued a request ...
High-Profile Arizona Sites May Get SolarSunpluggers.com

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New Mexico Approves PNM's 22-Megawatt First Solar Projects
Bloomberg
Electric utilities in New Mexico are required by law to provide 10 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2011 and 20 percent by 2020.
Regulators Approve New Solar Energy Plan in New MexicoGetSolar.com (blog)
New Mexico Pubic Regulators Approve Plans for 22 Megawatt Utility-Scale Solar ...Green Jobs Ready (blog)
PRC scales back PNM's near-term plans for solar energyThe New Mexico Independent (blog)
KRWG 90.7 -Renew Grid
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Governor's Energy Office to host geothermal workshop in Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Local alternative energy advocates are hoping that an upcoming workshop on geothermal energy will stimulate greater interest ...

Forbes (blog)

The National Clean Energy Potential of the Mountain West
New Republic (blog)
For example, a solar energy hub might be located in Southern Nevada and Arizona that brings together the Universities of Arizona and Nevada and Arizona ...
The Mountain West Can Lead The Way On Energy InnovationForbes (blog)
Study: New Mexico, Mountain West good places for energy researchBizjournals.com
Clean-energy work praisedThe Coloradoan
Denver Business Journal -AZ Central.com -Salt Lake Tribune
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Reuters

Leading by example
Pueblo Chieftain
State and federal governments must continue pushing forward in developing more sources of wind, solar and geothermal energy, along with natural gas, ...
Wind energy giant Vestas comes to the BroadmoorColorado Springs Gazette
Vestas will not chase market share at any priceMoneycontrol.com

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msnbc.com

Feds lease prime solar land, but nary a panel is in sight 1
Grist Magazine
Unfortunately, this is NOT the scene in Nevada where feds leased public land to companies that were supposed to build solar farms. ...
AP IMPACT: Feds fail to use land for solar powerThe Associated Press
Goldman Sachs Snatched Up Solar ClaimsSustainableBusiness.com
AP IMPACT: Feds fail to use desert land best suited to harness sun to produce ...Los Angeles Times

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Christian Science Monitor

Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind
The Associated Press
... the development of electricity generated by wind farms. Xcel Energy says the Mint will be one of the largest purchasers of renewable energy in Colorado. ...
Xcel Energy's Windsource to provide all electricity to US Mint at DenverSummit Daily News

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The Hindu

Alternative Energy
Nevada Business Journal
Concentrated mainly in the southern part of the state, a number of solar energy projects have given Nevada the distinction of being the number one state in ...
Solar Energy Efforts in Boulder CountyKUNC
In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For EnergyCircle of Blue WaterNews
credits help solar arrays go up in poor Colorado areasDenver Post
Novogradac Company LLP -BrighterEnergy.org -San Antonio Express
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Arizona utility commission launches solar-information website
Cooler Planet
Thousands of Arizona homeowners have taken the plunge into solar power - but the state's Corporation Commission believes even more homeowners would invest ...
Arizona Agency Sets Up Informational Solar Power Website for ConsumersSunpluggers.com
Arizona launches solar energy Web siteKTAR.com
New Site Offers One-Stop Shop For Solar ResourcesKPHO Phoenix
Phoenix Business Journal (blog)
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The Guardian

Warmer Waters Give Storm Extra Jolt
Wall Street Journal
Hurricane Earl draws its fierce energy from a seasonal recipe of wind, moist air and warm water, but the combination this year of record ...
Hurricane Earl Hot List BUGS, FUEL, BCON, GV, Cat BondsLive Trading News

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Advanced Energy Launches Ascent(R) DC Power Supply Product Suite
MarketWatch (press release)
... and solar-power generation. Advanced Energy is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, with dedicated support and service locations around the world. ...

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Energy Matters

Solar Energy Talk Set for Sept. 30
Fenceviewer
ELLSWORTH — “Solar Energy's Time Has Come” will be the topic of discussion at the Ellsworth Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 6 pm Chuck and Danny ...
New York Congressman Visits Solar Panel Production FacilityGetSolar.com (blog)

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The Right Angle on Reid
The Nation.
... and especially since the recession began, to try to turn Nevada—which has abundant sun, wind and geothermal energy—into a renewable-energy state. ...

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guest commentary The real cost of being green
Denver Post
Thermal solar generation is projected to be 150 percent more expensive than coal, and 200 percent more expensive than gas. Green energy enthusiasts, however ...

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On the GreenBeat: Fuel economy labels get makeover, fabric batteries charge up
Reuters
Colorado solar company Bella Energy is building a $10 million solar energy system that will be the country's largest rooftop solar array in Salt Lake City. ...

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Wonkbook: Romer wants more stimulus; five reasons for economic optimism ...
Washington Post (blog)
An RES would require that a certain percentage of the country's electricity come from renewable energy sources like wind and solar. ...

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Nature Offers Template for Solar Energy Materials
LiveScience.com
My research on materials for solar energy devices stems from a societal need for a sustainable and environmentally-friendly energy source. ...

BrighterEnergy.org

Colorado Business
Denver Post
NexGen Energy and Bella Energy of Boulder and Louisville, respectively, were chosen by Salt Lake County, Utah, to develop a solar installation on the roof ...
Salt Lake County Chooses NexGen Energy and Bella Energy to Develop Largest ...PR Newswire (press release)
SLC convention hall to sport rooftop solar panelsDaily Herald
Salt Lake City center to host largest rooftop solar arrayBrighterEnergy.org

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Energy Storage Law Would Attract Manufacturers and Jobs to California
SolveClimate (blog)
Still, David Nemtzow, chief policy officer for Colorado-based energy storage company Ice Energy told SolveClimate News that the bill is “the most far ...

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Naked Short Sales, ECB Lending, PNM, Deutsche Post: Compliance
Bloomberg
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission authorized the 22 megawatts of projects called for under a January contract with First Solar, said Cathy Garber, ...

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Vail power supplier seeks boost in renewable energy
Vail Daily News
Realistically, any proposals will likely be for solar farms, biomass plants and hydro-electric projects, said Del Worley, Holy Cross CEO. ...

Instal Biz

SunPower lands sweet array of government contracts
Reuters
Solar energy company SunPower Corp. has landed a sweet array of installation contracts for US government entities, amounting to ...
SunPower Solar Tech Selected for US Federal FacilitiesGetSolar.com (blog)
SunPower Solar Technology Selected for Multiple U.S. Federal Government FacilitiesPR Newswire (press release)
SunPower lands series of US government dealsSmartPlanet.com (blog)
Scientific American
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Cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire
The Associated Press
Vancouver, Canada-based Nevada Geothermal Inc. got a $57.9 million grant — cash to pay down high-interest debt on its power plant in northern Nevada, ...

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Mustang completes purchase of three geothermal leases in Nevada
Trading Markets (press release)
Mustang Geothermal, a geothermal exploration and development company that is in the business of discovering geothermal energy resources and building ...
Mustang Geothermal buys three development leases in NevadaBrighterEnergy.org

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Main Street Power to Install 2.8MW Solar Systems in Denver
ENF - PV Industry Info
We encourage more school districts to embrace solar energy," stated Jim Faes, Denver Public Schools Sustainability Director. Main Street Power will offer ...

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PennyStockBets.com: The Safest Bet in Town! (OTCBB: PXTED), (OTCBB: SFEG ...
Trading Markets (press release)
The company's worldwide customer base includes the solar energy, wireless telecommunications, aerospace, automobile and medical equipment industries. ...

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US Geothermal begins expansion of plant in Nevada
IdahoStatesman.com
... an electric-generation geothermal plant in northwest Nevada. The energy developer signed a $27 million contract with Science Applications International ...
U.S. Geothermal Closes San Emidio Financing and Construction AgreementsMarketWatch (press release)
US Geothermal receives $27mn loan for geothermal energy power plantPower-Gen Worldwide
Geothermal developer Vulcan rebrands with move to Reno HQBrighterEnergy.org
AZoCleantech -Your Renewable News (press release)
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Ranch challenges future Xcel needs
Pueblo Chieftain
... to parlay what it sees as discrepancies in Xcel Energy's solar power plans into another round of hearings before the state Public Utilities Commission. ...

National Geographic

Nevada Solar Works LLC to Build 1.3 MW Solar PV Project for the City of Reno
MarketWatch (press release)
"Nevada Solar Works LLC applauds the City of Reno for investing in new jobs and clean, affordable sources of energy," said Tim Kretzschmar, ...
Tucson Electric plans to buy 150 Mw of renewable energyPower-Gen Worldwide
Arizona Ponders a Feed in Tariff for SolarGetSolar.com (blog)
Premier Power deal to power schoolsBizjournals.com
PRLog.Org (press release) -Arizona Daily Star -Earth2Tech (blog)
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The Economist

Inside story: Hot rocks and high hopes
The Economist
According to “The Future of Geothermal Energy”, a report issued by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2007, the thermal energy available in ...
Geothermal: Getting Energy from the EarthPEJ News

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Washington Times

Wind Power Won't Cool Down the Planet
Wall Street Journal
Recent research strongly suggests how this problem defeats the alleged carbon-reducing virtues of wind power. In April, Bentek Energy, a Colorado-based ...
Coal plants built in face of green-energy movementWashington Times
Coal is the fuel of today – and tomorrowNashua Telegraph

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NACEL Energy -- New Arizona Shortlist Date Announced
MarketWatch (press release)
NACEL Energy is one of the first publicly traded companies in America exclusively developing clean, renewable, utility scale wind power. ...

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SUNRISE: Another pot farm found in mountains
Colorado Springs Gazette
Xcel Energy said Tuesday that the Mint, which produces coins, will start getting all its electricity from wind power. The federal facility will buy its ...

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Political notebook: First poll on Giffords-Kelly race shows two in a dead heat
Arizona Daily Star
"The point of our ad is that Giffords dogmatic obsession with peripheral items such as solar streetlights is but one example of the myopic and leftist views ...

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Mustang Geothermal Corp. Completes Purchase of Geothermal Leases
MarketWatch (press release)
As a part of an on-going reorganization of the Company's business activity, the decision to diversify into the geothermal energy field is aligned with the ...

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Arizona Energy Office grants $2.7 million to seven renewable-energy companies
Trading Markets (press release)
... the Arizona Commerce Authority, and are targeted at creating and implementing energy solutions. The recipients of the grants are Fluidic, Linamar Solar ...

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Town Hall

Xcel: Natural gas plan nothing new
Grand Junction Sentinel
Plans by Xcel Energy to replace coal-fired plants in the metro Denver area have coal miners in northwest Colorado upset, but the energy mix ...
Colo. regulators hold hearings on Xcel smart gridThe Associated Press
Liddick: Promises, promisesSummit Daily News
Coal miners rally in Grand Junction against clean-energy plansGrand Junction Free Press

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Alternate Energy Holdings' Nuclear Power Plant Endorsed by Payette Chamber of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
EnergyNeutralinc.com) Colorado Energy Park (nuclear and solar generation), and Green World Water(TM), which assists developing countries with nuclear ...

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Reuters India

Homeowners Must Pay Off Energy Improvement Loans
New York Times (blog)
Many homeowners who participated in a program that let them repay the cost of solar panels and other energy improvements through an annual ...
Fannie And Freddie Tell Homeowners To Pay Off Loans Taken On Stalled PACE ProgramReal Estate Journal Online (blog)

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GOV. HOPEFULS SPELL OUT GOALS
ABQ Journal (subscription)
Denish, who grew up in Hobbs, in the state's oil patch, said the state should also continue promoting alternative energy, such as solar, wind and geothermal ...

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KOLD News 13Solar Zone could light Tucson's way to global solar leadership
KOLD-TV
Hopefully that will allow Tucson and southern Arizona to become one of the leaders in solar energy development." Private companies will spend up to $100 ...

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The Hindu

Earth's upper atmosphere shrinking, scientists say
AFP
The sun's energy output dropped to unusually low levels from 2007 to 2009, a significantly long spell with virtually no sunspots or solar storms, ...
Sun's energy caused partial collapse of Earth's atmospheremsnbc.com
Good news for satellites, and bad, as low sun activity shrinks thermosphereThe Canadian Press
Study: Upper layer of atmosphere shrinkingThe Associated Press
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
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Kikkoman Soy Sauce Factory Goes Solar
Reuters
Other projects in the works include a 2.9 MW solar power system at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System campus in Tucson, which will be installed by ...

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Western Farmer-Stockman

Colorado Probes Wind Energy at State's Ag Operations
Western Farmer-Stockman
A new study funded in part by the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy grant, finds that wind turbines can be ...
Blow, baby, blow – wind energy takes holdBizmology

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Reuters Blogs (blog)

Wind towers could be economical in Morgan County
Fort Morgan Times
The Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy grant helped fund the project, which found that wind turbines can be cost-effective even at sites with moderate ...
Hybrid Wind Turbines Can Generate Power Even When the Wind Isn't BlowingEcoGeek
A-Power Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial ResultsPR Newswire (press release)
US military says wind turbines risking its securityPeople's Daily Online
Stock Markets Review -New York Times
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News Fire

Colorado's National Guard Switches To Solar Power
News Fire
Colorado's Army National Guard Readiness Center in Grand Junction, CO has decided to utilize sun energy with the help of a new solar electric installation ...

Shareholders Approve Plan of Arrangement Between Sierra Geothermal Power Corp ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Ram Power is a renewable energy company based in Reno, Nevada, engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring, developing, and operating geothermal ...

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Bringing Benefits of Solar to Colorado's Poorer Neighborhoods
GetSolar.com (blog)
Main Street Power in Boulder, Colorado is getting creative when it comes to finding ways to finance solar energy projects in some of the poorest ...

Polis touts 'carbon neutral' Boulder home, pushes for more retrofits
The Colorado Independent
According to Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association Executive Director Neal Lurie, the solar industry in the state has grown from about 40 solar ...

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