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Xcel Energy says Colorado customer bills will drop in the New Year
Xcel Energy inc.'s Colorado customers will see lower monthly electricity and natural gas bills in the first quarter of 2015, based on lower fuel costs, the utility told state regulators Monday. If...
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Encana plans to boost spending in 2015, but not in Colorado
Encana Corp., one of Colorado's biggest oil and gas companies, on Tuesday said it's boosting spending for 2015 and will increase its oil production. The Canadian company said it planned to spend...
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Low oil prices in Colorado, nation equal big savings at the pump
The average U.S. household is on track to spend about $550 less on gasoline next year compared to to 2014, the federal Energy Information Administration said Tuesday. The annual cost to fill the tank...
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Colorado county commissioners say they have enough local control over oil and...
A "significant majority" of Colorado's county commissioners assembled at a statewide meeting in early December approved a resolution saying local governments have sufficient authority to regulate, and...
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MillerCoors, Pepsi, Wells Fargo donate $1M to Colorado forests
MillerCoors, PepsiCo and the Wells Fargo Foundation announced Tuesday that the three organizations will donate $1 million to The Nature Conservancy to help restore forests along Colorado's Front Range....
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National Western Stock Show's new master plan to be rolled out (Slideshow)
Leaders of the National Western Stock Show and Denver officials on Thursday will roll out a long-awaited draft master plan for transforming the 95-acre complex into a new "National Western Center" that...
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National Western Stock Show would get extreme makeover under redevelopment...
The proposed redevelopment of the aging National Western Stock Show complex and the nearby Denver Coliseum would likely take more than a decade to complete and cost hundreds of millions of dollars,...
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Federal energy regulators will wade into Boulder-Xcel battle
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that oversees interstate movement of electricity, natural gas and oil, said Thursday that its approval is necessary before Boulder can...
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Cover story: Oil price plunge could mean ‘wells that aren’t drilled’
Colorado's energy industry has broken oil production records the last few years. But now, the recent swift plunge in oil prices has some saying the boom may be ending. "There will be a significant...
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Clean Energy Collective and First Solar push for community solar
Clean Energy Collective, a Colorado company that builds community solar power projects in eight states, has teamed up with First Solar Inc., the biggest U.S. solar-power panel manufacturer, to boost...
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Want to ban fracking? Be ready to pay up under Colorado Legislature bill
Counties that enact a ban on fracking would have to compensate the owners of mineral rights under a bill Rep. Perry Buck, R-Windsor, plans to introduce during the 2015 legislative session....
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Electric cars a win for the Colorado environment, supporters say
A recent study saying that electric cars that rely on power from coal-fired plants aren't all that great for the environment is getting criticism from Colorado supporters of electric vehicles. The...
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Low oil prices and Denver’s downtown office market: What lies ahead?
Low oil prices, which have dropped about 45 percent since last summer to less than $60 per barrel, are unlikely to cause much of a ripple through Denver's downtown office market in the immediate...
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Rounding up some year-end energy news
FourPoint closes on $1.95B deal Colorado's FourPoint Energy LLC — the latest venture of energy entrepreneur George Solich — and affiliates of Houston's EnerVest Ltd. have closed on their $1.95 billion...
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RTD rolls ahead with rail work, fare revamp
The Regional Transportation District has a big year ahead in 2015 as it readies new rail lines to carry passengers throughout metro Denver and tries to simplify and update its complicated fare...
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Price drops add uncertainty to state energy picture
A year of transition is at hand for Colorado's oil and gas industry, if oil prices maintain the downward trajectory that marked the last months of 2014. Oil prices have averaged about $100 per barrel...
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New York’s fracking ban hailed, dismissed in Colorado
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned fracking in that state, which sits atop a portion of the Marcellus shale, in mid-December, a decision hailed by some and dismissed by others involved in Colorado's...
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Denver’s Meritage Midstream to open Wyoming's newest NGL pipeline
Meritage Midstream Services II LLC, a Denver-based oil and natural gas gathering and transportation company, will see a significant expansion in January when the company starts operations on a 108-mile...
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Bike to work? CDOT to expand Colorado website with local trail information
It may be a bit wintery outside, but cyclists planning ahead for biking season will be able to access both state and local information via the Colorado Department of Transportation's upgraded...
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It’s stock show time again
Paul Andrews, CEO of the National Western Stock Show, has been on the job for five years now. But he's still called "the new guy" by folks who have been attending the stock show for far longer than...
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