Category: Articles
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Solar Effort in Colorado Aims to Sunset High Permitting, Survey Fees
in ArticlesBy Mark Jaffe The Denver Post Two Colorado start-up companies aiming to cut the cost of residential solar panel installations received a total of $1.8 million in federal grants, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday. The two companies Boulder-based Concept3D and Parker-based Simply Civic are focusing on cutting the so-called soft costs, such as permitting…
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An Affordable Way to Harness the Sun: Solar Leasing
in ArticlesIn recent years, the price of solar-electric, grid-tied power has been dropping. Advances in technology coupled with rebates and tax incentives and new financing mechanisms are making solar-electric power available to more people than ever before. Western Colorado has excellent solar resources, and in recent years solar leasing has become a popular choice for many…
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Xcel Solar*Rewards Program Update (Program Re-Opening on 6/20)
in ArticlesSolar*Rewards Installer Update: June 15, 2012 We want to provide you with an update on the current status of the Solar*Rewards program. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a written order on the 2012 RES Compliance Plan on June 8, 2012. As a result, the 2011 Solar*Rewards Settlement period ended and we stopped accepting…
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Gives CO Props for solar energy
in ArticlesKUSA – It’s a big weekend for solar-energy resource awareness in Colorado. 9NEWS spoke with the United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu who came to Denver to announce new efforts to drive grid-parity solar – to get the solar costs the same as other forms of energy – within the decade. This is…