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Summit County solar awaits application green light
Summit Daily News
Give Summit County some rules for community solar and they'll be ready with the application to get an array up and running. High Country Conservation Center staff is hoping for those rules this week, when the Colorado Solar Energy Industries ...


Arizona Capitol Times

COSEIA all set for 2012 Solar Power Colorado conference and expo
Clean Energy Authority
The 2012 Solar Power Colorado conference and expo, hosted by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, gets underway next week at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Loveland, Colo. And there are a few notable changes from last year's event ...
Four Policy Questions For Solar Advocate Bill Ritter, Former Colo. GovernorSolar Industry
Handful of renewable energy bills proposed by DemocratsCronkite News
House Democrats pushing renewable energy billsArizona Capitol Times
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -CleanTechnica -Bloomberg
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Los Angeles Times

Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth
Los Angeles Times
BrightSource Energy's Ivanpah solar power plant at dawn. Vegetation has been mowed and sensitive creatures relocated for the plant's construction. But what effect it will have on the desert ecosystem is unclear. (Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times ...

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Wind damage knocks NV Energy project off schedule
VEGAS INC
By Steve Green (contact) NV Energy said Friday that recent wind damage would delay completion of its $510 million One Nevada Transmission Line that will connect the electricity grids in Southern and Northern Nevada. The utility said in a regulatory ...

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TPM

Arizona Power Plant Goes Green With AREVA Solar Thermal Project
TPM
“Solar booster projects like this are gaining momentum in the United States and around the world as a way to leverage existing power infrastructure to provide needed energy with no new emissions,” said Bill Gallo, CEO of AREVA Solar, in the joint news ...
Solar Power Generation USA Announces Award RecipientsSolar Novus Today

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pv magazine

Fluor to Build Arizona Solar Energy Facility
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
Fluor Corp. will build and operate a solar energy facility in Maricopa County, Ariz., Fluor announced Tuesday. Fluor will build the facility under an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Arlington Valley Solar Energy II.
Fluor to Design, Build, Operate and Maintain 125-Megawatt Solar Energy ...MarketWatch (press release)
Arizona: Fluor to install 125 MW solar plantpv magazine

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Power of the people: Solar farm helps individual investors
Walworth County Today
The brainchild of Convergence Energy of Lake Geneva, the networked solar farm has taken shape in the last couple of years as a green-power investment for people who want to invest in solar energy but, for one reason or another, can't at their home or ...

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UNLV's Solar Decathletes are creating the house of the future
Las Vegas Weekly
The proposal is so impressive it was selected among only 20 worldwide to compete in the US Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon. The competition has been driving green innovation at universities since 2002, and the fall showdown in Irvine, ...

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Experts: California demand for Wyoming wind is a 'gamble'
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Yet Boyd and others at the Wyoming Infrastructure Authority meeting, including a top adviser to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, say they're hopeful Wyoming can make a case for its wind energy, arguably cheaper by the megawatt for California customers.

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Candidates need to know about Nevada's energy issues
Las Vegas Sun
For a state struggling with high unemployment, it's important for our future leaders to know key facts about the Silver State's energy resources and jobs potential. First and foremost: Nevada has none of the fossil fuel resources that other states have ...

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PV-Tech

Constellation completes $19M solar project
Fierce Energy
Facilitated by the Arizona Corporation Commission-approved APS Renewable Energy Incentive Program, Constellation Energy and the Buckeye Union High School District have completed a $19 million aggregate 4.29 MW (DC) solar generation project across three ...
Arizona's Buckeye Union High School District Dedicates 4.29-Megawatt Solar ...MarketWatch (press release)
Buckeye High Schools Take Advantage of Solar PowerMyFox Phoenix
Buckeye school district installs 4.3 megawatts of solar panelsBizjournals.com

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Matt Mead, Wyoming Governor, Says Wind Energy Tax Unlikely To Be Repealed
Huffington Post
Matt Mead says he's given up hope that the Wyoming Legislature this year will roll back state tax increases on wind energy production and construction of wind energy projects. Wyoming began imposing a $1 per megawatt hour tax on wind energy production ...

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solarserver.com

Energy Sec. Chu selects New Mexico, Arizona team to complete in solar ...
The Republic
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Energy Secretary Steven Chu has selected a team from the University of New Mexico and Arizona State University to compete in next year's solar decathlon. The team will be building solar-powered, energy-efficient homes that combine ...
U.S. Department of Energy announces new teams, location for Solar Decathlon ...solarserver.com
UNM, ASU Team Picked for Solar DecathlonAlbuquerque Journal (subscription)

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Governors of Oklahoma, Colorado lead multi-state effort to promote natural gas ...
The Republic
Oklahoma was the third-largest natural gas-producing state in 2009 behind Texas and Wyoming, according to the US Energy Information Administration. "What's great for Oklahoma is that we have an enormous amount of natural gas right here," Weintz said.

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Energy credits flow in community solar garden
Colorado Springs Gazette
Energy credits began flowing for a few hundred households and a handful of schools Wednesday as a community solar garden at Venetucci Farms moved from testing and tweaking to full operation. That means the individuals and organizations leasing panels ...
The Colorado Springs School Switches To SolarKRDO

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Vestas's Global Cutbacks Fuel Concern In Marlborough
Worcester Business Journal
Last summer, the company said it had about 20000 international employees, including about 3000 in the US, most of them in Colorado and Oregon. The layoff announcement, though, is the latest sign of volatility in the clean energy industry, ...

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Arizona's Buckeye Union High School District Dedicates 4.29-Megawatt Solar ...
AltEnergyMag (press release)
Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) and the Buckeye Union High School District, today announced the completion of an aggregate 4.29-megawatt (DC) solar generation project. Baltimore-based Constellation Energy's retail business owns and will maintain the ...


Colorado's Solar Industry Faces Transition: Renewable Energy Quotas Are Met ...
Huffington Post
Is the sun setting on Colorado's renewable energy sector? Has the wind left our sails? Can we conjure more stale metaphors for renewable energy that relate to the industry's possible contraction? The answers are maybe, perhaps, and one emphatic yes.
Event to address solar thermal industryBoulder County Business Report

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California solar plans exceed state goals: regulator
Reuters
California is the biggest US solar market, although its share of the new project market has slipped from 80 percent in the middle of the last decade to about a third as other states, such as Arizona, Colorado and New Jersey have stepped up support for ...

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Nevada Republican Voters Asked: What Would It Take For You To Support Barack ...
Huffington Post
"I wouldn't go across the street if he paid me $500," said Steve Voss, a resident of Henderson, Nevada, who watched former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney address several hundred supporters Friday evening. "I'd throw a rock at him.

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New York Times

Solar thermal advocates say Colorado is perfect for taking the heat
Denver Post
By Mark Jaffe Luke Mills, installer for Capitol Solar Energy Company, works on a 1000-gallon water tank that is part of a solar thermal heating system at the Denver Housing Authority's Mulroy complex. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post) And now for a radical ...
Energy Tax Breaks Proposed, Despite Waning Support for SubsidiesNew York Times
Bright future: Solar project taking shape at water tank farm may save Prescott ...Prescott Daily Courier
Scott Stringer Wants To Put Solar Panels Atop City SchoolsPolitickerNY
Environment & Energy Publishing
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SLV solar vote delayed
Pueblo Chieftain
CENTER —The Saguache County Commission on Thursday pushed back a decision on permitting a pair of solar plants. The delay was ordered after commissioners heard opponents'concerns about reclamation and wildlife impacts and proponents' support for the ...
SolarReserve Concentrating Solar Power Project in ColoradoREVE

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Navajo teams up with lab on tribal energy policy
CBS News
The Navajo Nation has large deposits of coal and uranium, along with potential for wind and solar energy, but it hasn't historically been a major player in developing those resources. The tribe signed a three-year agreement with Lawrence Livermore ...

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Solar thermal in Colorado could create 24000 jobs, generate $1 billion in ...
Clean Energy Authority
Making that happen is the goal of STAC, the newly forged Solar Thermal Alliance of Colorado, created by an umbrella of organizations in the state, including Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA), Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) ...
Colorado at the "Bulls Eye" for Solar Thermal PowerKUNC
Colorado's latest push for solar thermal energyExaminer.com
Resurging solar thermal energy in COKKCO-TV

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EnergyBoom

LS Power Taps Fluor to Build 125 MW Arizona Solar Plant
EnergyBoom
The AVSE II project, LS Power's largest solar facility to date, will be constructed on about 1016 acres in Maricopa County and is expected to be completed by 2013. Once operational, the facility will generate enough capacity to power between 75000 and ...
Fluor wins 125MW solar contractThe Construction Index
Fluor Receives AVSE II ContractZacks.com
Fluor Corporation to build 125 MW Arizona PV plantsolarserver.com

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125 MW solar power plant to land in Arizona by end of 2013
Gizmag
The company has won the separate contracts to build and maintain the facility, which upon completion will fleetingly join the ranks of the the world's largest photovoltaic solar farms. The project, known as Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AVSE II) ...

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Gov. Hickenlooper, solar energy leaders to speak at Loveland conference Feb. 9-10
ReporterHerald.com
LOVELAND -- National solar leaders and hundreds of business executives will convene in Loveland next week to discuss emerging trends and opportunities for continued growth. Solar Power Colorado, the largest business-to-business solar conference and ...

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Albert Lea Tribune

Wind energy: Milloy misses mark on bipartisan support for PTC
REVE
Steve Milloy's recent Washington Times piece on the national energy policy issues currently before Congress tries to paint wind power as something Republicans don't care about. Mr. Milloy cites “vital wind-industry tax credits” that are soon to expire ...
American Wind Energy Is Surging, But for How Long?Justmeans

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Solar Thermal Roadmap in Colorado to Create Green Jobs for Installers
Green-Buildings.com
The Solar Thermal Alliance of Colorado released a Solar Thermal Roadmap in January 2012 – a plan it says will make Colorado a global leader in solar thermal. According to the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (a member of the Alliance), ...


Fluor to build 125 MW solar facility near Palo Verde
Bizjournals.com
Fluor Corp. will build a 125-megawatt photovoltaic solar facility in western Maricopa County in an area near other power plants, including Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. LS Power Group, through its subsidiary Arlington Valley Solar Energy II ...
Fluor Corp wins EPC contract for 125MW solar plant in USEnergy Business Review

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UD a partner in $18.5 million solar grant with Arizona State University
Newark Post
Bill Shafarman, Energy Conversion, holds a flexible solar cell panel that was designed with cooperation from an outside agency. Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 7:36 pm | Updated: 7:48 pm, Wed Feb 1, 2012. University of Delaware materials scientist ...


Environmental Leader

Renewables Briefing: Siemens and Army, Bancorp Bets on Renewables, and Wind ...
Environmental Leader
Siemens Government Technologies Inc. is to build the US Army's largest solar photovoltaic system at the White Sands Missile Range, in New Mexico. The 4.465 MW solar photovoltaic power generating system is part of a wider $16.8 million contract to ...
Siemens to Install Solar System at Army's New Mexico Range; Judy Marks CommentsExecutiveBiz (blog)
Siemens To Develop Large PV Array For US ArmySolar Industry
Siemens, JCI Land $60M in Army Contracts for Green Power, EfficiencyGreenBiz.com (blog)
pv magazine
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Net-Zero Energy Homes Now Available from KB Home, Las Vegas
Green Building Elements
KB Home opened its first net-zero energy home in Nevada during a special event held yesterday at its Talavera at Mountain's Edge community in Las Vegas. At the event, KB Home employees and Clark County Commissioner, Susan Brager, hosted a group of area ...

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Solar Novus Today

WREF 2012: CRES Debuts Denver Sustainability Park
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
As the World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF 2012) heads for Denver, May 13-17, the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) prepares to show off its newly-opened Denver Sustainability Park. renewable energy. The park occupies a 2.7-acre block in downtown ...
WREF 2012: Denver Sustainability ParkSolar Novus Today

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Moneycontrol.com

Chinese solar tariffs could cost Arizona, U.S. future jobs
Phoenix Business Journal
Arizona's solar industry could be dimmed by a potential tariff on solar panel imported from China. A potential tariff on solar panel imports from China could weigh on the industry's potential in Arizona and around the US, according to a study fighting ...
U.S. May Slap Tariff on China's Solar FirmsLoanSafe

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Billions being spent on unworkable energy projects
Duluth News Tribune
renewable-energy stool — with its three legs of biofuels, solar, and wind — has now tipped over; all three legs are crumbling. The final push came from the recent closing of Range Fuel Corporation's cellulosic ethanol plant in Soperton, Ga.


Arizona State University

ASU chosen to compete in international solar home competition
Arizona State University
Arizona State University has been selected to be part of one of 20 teams from universities and colleges throughout the United States and the world to compete in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. ASU will team with the University of New ...
Energy Department Announces Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013Energy.gov (blog)
UNLV team is 1 of 20 in national Solar DecathlonFoxReno.com
UNLV AMONG 20 UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE TO COMPETE IN 2013 SOLAR DECATHLON ...ElectroIQ

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Boulder Weekly

First national solar energy plan closer to finalization
Fierce Energy
... Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS) for solar development in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. This represents the next step in finalizing the United States' first solar energy program for public lands.
National Solar Energy Plan Moves Closer to Final StagesBoulder Weekly
US industry stakeholders set Solar PEIS deadlinepv magazine

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Los Angeles Times

Apex Wind Energy Raises $10 Million in Venture Capital
Smart Energy News
Apex Wind Energy, a developer of commercial-scale wind energy facilities in North America, has raised $10 million in a round of venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Clean Energy: The Sky's the LimitCleanTechnica
Letter: Goodhue wind farm doesn't make senseRepublican Eagle

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Greentech Media

Trade association: Colorado No. 8 in wind power
Northern Colorado Business Report
By NCBR staff January 26, 2012 Colorado ranks No. 8 in the country for overall wind power, according to the American Wind Energy Association. The national trade association ranked the state No. 5 for its installation of more than 500 megawatts of wind ...
Trade association: Kansas leads nation in new wind projectsWellington Daily News
Is wind power as clean as renewable energy proponents say?Alaska Dispatch
AWEA's 4Q 2011 results reveal rush to buildPower Engineering Magazine
Bizjournals.com -Minneapolis Star Tribune -Greentech Media
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Wind industry, conservationists forge best environmental practices for farm siting
Denver Post
By Mark Jaffe Colorado's Eastern Plains are a bit safer for prairie chickens — lesser and greater — and a spate of other animals and plants as the result of a unique partnership between conservation groups and the wind industry.
Wind industry working to protect plants, animalsKGWN

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Siliconrepublic.com

US investment in clean-tech firms
Siliconrepublic.com
The energy and electricity generation segments, when combined, led investment in 2011, based on the analysis. The Ernst & Young LLP analysis was based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. In the US, VC investment was down 4.5pc in terms of capital ...

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Las Vegas Sun

Gingrich tells Las Vegas crowd he will 'win the nomination'
Las Vegas Sun
“You have an anti-energy president. If we create enough opportunities oil and gas and coal and the rest, and Nevada fuels solar and wind — I am for an all-source energy industry.” And he wrapped up with a pitch for why Nevada voters ought to pay ...
Mitt Romney Speaks to Supporters in South RenoKRNV My News 4

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Arizona's Leading Solar Hot Water Company, American Solar, Publishes Next ...
PR Web (press release)
Installing a solar hot water system is one of the most efficient ways to use solar. Arizona solar hot water company, American Solar, announces its newest resource guide for homeowners titled “Residential Solar Guide: The Ins and Outs of Solar Hot Water ...

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Environmental Finance

Cleantech Trends Positive
RenewablesBiz
Clean energy policy may be a muddle at the federal level but investors are still willing to commit billions to the sector given the long-term global needs for new sources of energy. That's the upshot from a conversation I had with Jay Spencer, ...
2011 US Venture Capital Investment in Cleantech Steady at $4.9 Billion Despite ...MarketWatch (press release)
US clean-tech VC dips in 2011 – Ernst YoungEnvironmental Finance

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North American Development Bank: 6.1-Megawatt Solar Energy Plant Certified for ...
ElectroIQ
A US$13.15 million loan for the construction of the new plant has been approved for AstroSol Tech Park AZ LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AstroSol Inc., a joint venture between solar panel manufacturer Astronergy Solar, Inc. and solar project ...
Smart Utility Partnerships: How Tucson Electric Power and the University of ...RenewableEnergyWorld.com
6.1-Megawatt Solar Energy Plant Certified for Financing in Tucson, ArizonaMarketWatch (press release)
NADBank backs Arizona solar projectSan Antonio Business Journal
EcoSeed -San Antonio Express
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Thompson leads call to protect local geothermal royalties
Lake County News
Because of the high burdens that geothermal production places on the counties where it is developed, counties currently share in the revenue of the federal receipts. Revenue sharing has been a target of cuts in the past. “The geothermal energy produced ...


Real Goods Solar Continues to Spread Clean Energy, Launches Third Annual Free ...
MarketWatch (press release)
One homeowner from CA, CO, CT, MA, NJ, or VT, will win energy independence with a free solar electric system for their home (up to 4 kilowatts DC) valued up to $25000. LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Real Goods Solar ...

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Riding the wave: Company seeks to harness power of the sea
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs may be landlocked, but a local company could hold the key to unlocking the power of the sea — if it can navigate the tricky shoals that separate research from business. Atargis Energy Corp., named after a mythical half-man, ...


Farm, ranch and water symposium
La Junta Tribune Democrat
Financial sponsors included BASF, CSU College of Engineering Extension, Colorado Equipment (John Deere), Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, Natural Resources Conservation Service, LAVWCD, Robison Solar Systems, Rusler Implement Co., Tempel Grain, ...

 
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