“A 730-mile electricity transmission line connecting a massive Wyoming wind farm to southern California has stalled in a legal battle pitting the progress of one of the West’s largest infrastructure projects against an ecosystem preservation agreement on a large northwest Colorado ranch. The $3 billion transmission line by TransWest Express, a company owned by … [Read more…]
“For over 33 years, Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity has helped marginalized, low-income families achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable homeownership. In that time, we’ve built 162 homes in Weld County as a way to give a hand up, not a handout, to those in need. In Weld County, 22% of families are renter … [Read more…]
“It’s no secret that the United States’ $13 billion cannabis industry is big business. Less obvious to many is the environmental toll this booming business is taking, in the form of greenhouse gas emissions from commercial, mostly indoor production. A new study by Colorado State University researchers provides the most detailed accounting to date … [Read more…]
“Colorado needs a new powerline-building authority and its own regional compact for affordable backup supply in order to avoid energy fights like those in Texas and at home over who should pay for pricey impacts from the same cold front, according to legislation backed by bipartisan Senate sponsors. The proposed law, Senate Bill 72, … [Read more…]
“Xcel Energy set a record for wind energy this month thanks to 229 turbines spinning at the utility’s newest wind farm, a $743 million eastern Colorado project completed last month. The 500-megawatt Cheyenne Ridge Wind Project, built on 100,000 acres in Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties over the past year, joined other wind farms … [Read more…]
“Distributed Solar Development has acquired a four-project, 7.9 MW community solar portfolio from Oak Leaf Energy Partners. Located in Arapahoe and Adams counties in the greater Denver area, the portfolio is DSD’s first third-party acquisition from a development partner as the company continues to expand its larger asset acquisitions strategy. “We’re thrilled to help … [Read more…]
“Look north from a crest of the Logan County landfill and the wind turbines on the horizon appear like tiny pinwheels slicing bitter February gusts into a renewable and ever-larger share of Colorado’s electric power. Now gaze downward, into the chasm gradually filling with a combination of loose dirt, garbage and plastic bags — … [Read more…]
“Our progressive governor is from Boulder. So is our progressive attorney general, secretary of state, speaker of the house, and senate majority leader. Is it any wonder why our state is turning into Boulder? I lived in Boulder since before it was elitist. I learned the hard way what “Boulder values” now mean. It’s … [Read more…]
“Date: October 21, 2019 Company: Amp Solar Payments Services US, Inc. ID: 20191834760 Registered: Delaware Address: 1550 Wewatta Street, Denver, CO 80202 Dave Rogers c/o Amp Solar Group, Inc. 55A Port Street East Port Credit, ON, L5G 4P3 Ontario, Canada” documents at Colorado Secretary of State website Colorado Secretary of State … [Read more…]
“A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in a $54 million Ponzi scheme that was the biggest scam involving clean energy in U.S. history. Amanda Knorr, 35, was one of three people charged over the green energy scheme that defrauded more than 300 investors from around the country. Knorr was … [Read more…]