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Summit County eyes renewable-energy rules
Frisco :: CO :: USA | about 3 hours ago
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Solar panels catch the sun outside of Carbondale's Solar Energy International last winter. A solar surge in the valley could be slowed by the lack of rebate money for projects. Summit officials are revamping development rules to establish guidelines for...
Tags: winds power, winds turbines, Frisco, Environment, Wind power, Energy policy, Renewable energy in China, Renewable resource, Renewable energy, Xcel Energy, Biomass, Energy development
Effort to scrap anti-nuclear law in Minn. ramps up
Saint Paul :: Canada | 2 days ago
Credibility Minn. — A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change. Democratic Rep. Tim Walz and Republican...
Tags: Minnesota, Tim Walz, nuclear power, power plants, Canada, Saint Paul, Xcel Energy, Anti-nuclear movement, Environment, Politics, Energy conversion, Nuclear technology, Erik Paulsen, V2G
Xcel Energy removes perks from Colorado rate request
Denver :: CO :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Xcel Energy Inc. has abandoned plans to have Colorado ratepayers pay for expensive dinners and luxury hotel stays for its employees. The Minneapolis-based utility agreed to remove $280,000 in charges meant to cover expenses and perks like Colorado Avalanche...
Tags: Xcel Energy Inc., Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, rate request, Denver, Business Finance, Xcel Energy, Colorado, Minneapolis, V2G, Valspar
Protesters want Colorado to "stop clowning around" on clean air
Boulder :: CO :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Environmental groups advocating an immediate shift to cleaner energy targeted Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday. Demonstrators dressed in clown suits and Ritter masks visited his office with a message "to stop clowning around when it comes to confronting...
Tags: Boulder, Xcel Energy, Economic geology, Environmental science, Fossil fuel power plant, Pollution, Climate change, Chemical engineering, V2G, Environment
Xcel execs fly high in leased jets, at ratepayers' expense
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Xcel Energy Inc. has taken heat for charging Minnesota ratepayers for lavish entertainment expenses, but it also operates costly airplanes that ferry around top brass and other employees almost daily, primarily between Denver and St...The Minneapolis-based...
Tags: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Minnesotan, Xcel Energy Inc., Colorado, attorney general, Dan Pomrenke, St. Paul, Judy Poferl, Denver, minnesota ratepayers, Minneapolis, Northern States Power Company, Saint Paul Minnesota, Nia, Minnesota, V2G, Xcel Energy, Republican National Convention, Business Finance
Xcel settles for rate hike that's lower than requested
Denver :: CO :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Bill Levis, director of the state's Office of Consumer Counsel, said his office thinks the settlement figure is still too high. "Our concern is that rates for consumers, especially low-income families, will still be too high," Levis said...The settlement...
Tags: Denver, V2G, Xcel Energy, Business Finance
The Broken Promise
Oakland :: CA :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility For a half-century, they provided an excellent education at an affordable price...The California State University system is raising student fees through the roof, and this week, the UC Board of Regents plans to increase them by a whopping 32 percent.
Tags: Oakland, Xcel Energy, Fossil fuel phase out, Sustainable energy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Renewable energy, Environment, Oakland California, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Richmond California, Jerry Brown, California State University, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, University of California, Diallo, West Oakland Oakland California, Marcel Diallo, Lower Bottoms Oakland California, Village Bottoms
Xcel's "Lights Out Lunch" offers perks
Denver :: CO :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility While the "Lights Out Lunch" statewide program is designed to promote energy efficiency and the purchase of compact fluorescent bulbs, it also comes with dining perks. Those who sign up for the noon to 1 p.m. blackout will receive a discount coupon good...
Tags: Denver, Lunch, Chauncey Billups, Compact fluorescent lamp, Energy conservation, V2G, Xcel Energy
Software should help ND ratepayers conserve energy
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility A North Dakota utility regulator is praising new computer software that's intended to help utility ratepayers reduce their energy use. More Business Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark says the Microsoft Hohm (Home) software may help development...
Tags: San Francisco, Hohm, Websites, Smart grid, Xcel Energy, Electrical grid, Electric power transmission systems, Electricity, V2G, Business Finance, Technology Internet, Environment
Minn. PUC approves nuke waste storage increase
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 13 days ago
Credibility State regulators have approved Xcel Energy's request to increase power and radioactive waste storage at the Prairie Island nuclear plant. More Business The utility plans to spend $600 million to upgrade the plant so it can handle higher pressure and...
Tags: San Francisco, Nuclear power, Goodhue County Minnesota, Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant, V2G, Xcel Energy, Nuclear technology, Environment
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