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Expanded renewable energy rule speeds through Colorado legislature
A proposal to increase the amount of renewable energy that Colorado's rural power cooperatives must use could have its final vote in the House of Representatives on Monday. As introduced on April 3, SB...
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Noble Energy says it’s drilled Colorado’s longest oil and gas well
In Colorado’s booming Niobrara oil field north of Denver, where oil and gas companies are drilling horizontal wells at a record pace, Noble Energy Inc. says it has drilled the state's longest...
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Biofuels firm Gevo gets 'foundational' patent
Gevo Inc., which specializes in turning corn into fuel and feedstocks for the chemical industry, said today that it's been issued a new patent. The company has more than 450 patents and patent...
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Colorado House passes bill to double rural renewable energy goals
The Colorado House has passed a bill to double the amount of renewable energy that the state's rural electric cooperatives must use to 20 percent by 2020. The bill passed 37-27. Tuesday’s vote was the...
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Xcel's solar-rebate program is maxed out, temporarily halted
Small-scale solar power systems on residential and business rooftops are so popular that Xcel Energy Inc. has maxed out its 2013 allotment of 9.6 megawatts worth of systems eligible for "Solar*Rewards"...
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Colorado House approves bill raising oil and gas water testing rules
Colorado's oil and gas companies working in the booming Wattenberg field north of Denver would be required to step up their tests of groundwater before and after new wells are drilled under a bill...
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Boulder offers more info on proposed city-owned utility
Wanna get down in the weeds on whether the price of electricity will sink or soar in Boulder if the city secedes from Xcel Energy Inc.’s territory? Then I have a web page for you. Boulder has created a...
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Arapahoe County aims to walk the line between citizens’ concerns and the state’s authority in drafting new oil and gas rules, Commissioner Rod Bockenfeld told me a few weeks ago when I called to...
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Suburbs to Denver: What’s our cut from DIA development?
Adams County officials want to know how their communities will benefit from development at Denver International Airport under the "Airport City" plan Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has pushed for a year....
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Xcel may triple megawatts in solar rebate program
Xcel Energy Inc. is proposing to triple the amount of megawatts — to 33.6 megawatts — in its "Solar*Rewards" program that gives rebates for new, small-scale solar power systems, under an agreement...
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Airing the issue of oil/gas pollution in Colorado
The issue: Air quality in the metro area and north of Denver has become a bigger concern in the last few years as oil and gas activity has increased. That’s been fueled by energy companies, seeking oil...
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Construction employment is rising again in Colorado
Colorado construction leaders say 2013 is shaping up to be their best year in a while. But while many companies are hiring, executives worry whether the recovery will last. The Great Recession hammered...
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Arvada's BCER Engineering grows with acquisition of Rimrock
Two engineering companies that have worked together on high-profile projects, including Vestas Wind Systems’ manufacturing plants, have merged. BCER Engineering Inc., of Arvada, acquired Rimrock Group...
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New oil gusher reported in Eastern Colorado
Colorado may have a new oil play on the Eastern Plains, given talk of a gusher in Cheyenne County. The Denver-based Rocky Mountain Oil Journal quotes sources saying that a horizontal well, the...
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Legislature blocks oil and gas bills opposed by industry
Just three weeks ago, the Colorado General Assembly appeared well on its way to passing new fees and regulations on oil and gas companies that industry leaders warned would slow the explosion of one of...
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Vestas reports tough Q1 in U.S. wind market
After a mad dash throughout 2012 to install wind turbines across the United States — ahead of the expiration of a federal tax credit for wind-generated energy at the end of 2012 — Vestas Wind Systems...
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Real Goods Solar launches 'PowerOn' kit
Want solar power at your home or business, but don’t want to deal with multiple bids for different systems? Then Louisville-based Real Goods Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: RSOL) may have you in mind. The company...
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Denver to suburbs: DIA development will help all of us
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Wednesday rebuffed demands from Adams County elected officials that he spell out how development at Denver International Airport will benefit them — and do it in seven...
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Public hearing set on Xcel Energy gas rate increase
Colorado regulators will hold a public hearing May 20 on Xcel Energy Inc.'s request for a rate hike of $104.2 million for natural gas over the next three years. Xcel says the money will help pay for...
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Firms picked to replace 5 W. 6th bridges near I-25
The Colorado Department of Transportation has picked two Denver-area firms for a $98 million design-build reconstruction project for about a mile of West Sixth Avenue just west of Interstate 25. The...
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