By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
Legislation that’s designed to expand the use of renewable energy in Colorado by steering utilities to join regional transmission networks could also help if a big freeze or other extreme weather strains the state’s energy supply.
Sen. Chris Hansen said the bill h...
By Paul J. Weber and David Koenig
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, TEXAS » The recent blackouts that left 4 million Texas customers without electricity and heat during a deadly winter freeze also unplugged plants that could have generated more power, which was needed urgently as the state’s ...
Low costs of wind and solar power helped renewables pass coal in electricity generation; gas remains the leader.
By Dan Gearino February 26, 2021
In a year of pandemic illness and chaotic politics, there also was a major milestone in the transition to clean energy: U.S. renewable energy sour...
By Paul J. Weber and David Koenig The Associated Press
AUSTIN, TEXAS » The recent blackouts that left 4 million Texas customers without electricity and heat during a deadly winter freeze also unplugged plants that could have generated more power, which was needed urgently as the state’...
By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press
AUSTIN, TEXAS » Anger over Texas’ power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze continued to mount Wednesday as millions of residents in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity ...
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GALLERY CARTS, KIOSKS, PORTABLES
By Judith Kohler
The Denver Post
About 40 years ago, Dan Gallery and his sister, Debbie, saw an opportunity to expand the reach of the family’s Chicago-style deli by selling food from a hot-dog cart in downtown ...
Shared from the 8/18/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By Coral Davenport
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WASHINGTON» California on Monday finalized a legal settlement with four of the world’s largest automakers that binds them to comply with its stringent state-level fuel efficiency standards that would...
Shared from the 6/18/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By Justin Wingerter
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the Great American Outdoors Act, a public lands bill that will fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and end a massive maintenance backlog at national parks, including those in ...
Shared from the 5/28/2020 The Denver Post eEdition By Stanley Reed © The New York Times Co.
CONTURSI TERME, ITALY» In the hills near Naples, something unusual was taking place at a pasta factory one day in February. In a nearby olive grove, engineers in safety gear had hooked up tanks of a hydroge...
A federal judge on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, allowed California's updated light bulb efficiency standards to take effect
with the new year Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller of Sacramento rejected a petition
from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the ...
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Regulators in Colorado green-light Xcel’s plan Company says proposal includes boosting renewables, cutting coal
By Judith Kohler The Denver Post
A plan by Xcel Energy Colorado to boost the share of power it gets from wind and s...
By Stephen StapczynskiBloomberg News
When Damien Maguire moved to the countryside outside Dublin, he struggled to keep the lights on at home because of the town’s constant power outages. He found a solution inside his electric cars: their batteries.
A tinkerer who posts videos of his hand-buil...
Even though we are all aware that green jobs have a lot of benefits, we sometimes fail to pay enough attention to the challenges that we have to face in the process of going green. Overcoming them is becoming increasingly important because of the current growth rate of the green jobs sector.
The ch...
Even before hurricanes, institute was considering $300M of island projects
By Emma Ockerman Bloomberg News
For Caribbean islands plunged into darkness after hurricanes Irma and Maria, more resilient, small-scale electric systems powered by the sun are looking increasingly attractive. Trans...
It signed a deal with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday, clearing the last legal hurdle to get money flowing.
In the biggest project GCF has funded to date, it will supply up to $150 million worth of loans and a $4.7m grant. The EBRD, which ...
A new report has shown that a widespread conversion to solar-LED lighting in developing countries could create 2 million new jobs.
Many homes throughout the developing world still rely on dirty fuels to provide simple things like indoor and outdoor lighting. Fuel-based lighting such as...
The way we get electricity is about to change dramatically, as the era of ever-expanding demand for fossil fuels comes to an end - in less than a decade. That's according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that plots out global power markets for the next 25 years.
Call it peak fossil...
Making your home energy efficient does not only save you money on utility bills, it also reduces your taxes. If you did not know this, now you know.
There is a wide range of federal tax credits at your disposal, whether you are installing new insulation or a ge...
