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Pitkin County works on rules in advance of an expected solar surge
ASPEN — Pitkin County is overhauling its rules on erecting solar panels just in time to deal with an anticipated surge of investment in renewable energy. more...
  11/20/2009 9:13am
Garfield County creates Clean Energy Finance District
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The residents of Garfield County soon will become the residents of a Clean Energy Finance District.
  11/17/2009 2:44pm
Aspen family builds on hydro tradition
ASPEN — Aspenite Ruthie Brown is building off of her great-grandfather's foresight to create a model renewable energy project in south-central Colorado.
  10/31/2009 8:21am
Colorado law opens way for solar-energy leases
DENVER — Colorado homeowners who want to go solar now have a chance to lease the equipment rather than buy it.
  10/13/2009 3:46pm
Smart grid gets island test in Maui resort area
HONOLULU — A 4-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation's most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of...
  10/11/2009 4:20pm
Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry
DURANGO — The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.
  10/10/2009 4:42pm
ACES turns up the heat with ground-source pump
ASPEN — A local environmental organization is tapping into the Aspen underground for heat from spring water.
  10/10/2009 6:56am
Some question Vail Resorts' new enviro plan
SUMMIT COUNTY — Vail Resorts' announcement that it will partner with the U.S. Forest Service in a $4 million effort to restore fire-damaged areas in a key Colorado watershed drew praise from conservation groups, but some criticism from elected...
  09/30/2009 1:50pm
Solar partnership with Aspen isn't all sunny
ASPEN — The Aspen City Council agreed Tuesday to move forward with a plan to allow a private company to install solar panels on the Yellow and Red brick buildings, providing reduced rate and energy consumption opportunities for city electricity...
  09/23/2009 7:16am
Xcel Energy announces launch of 'smart grid' city — Boulder
BOULDER — Xcel Energy has completed work on the infrastructure and launched the remaining software to turn Boulder into what is believed to be the first city ready to plug into the "smart grid."
  09/08/2009 7:49pm
Architect builds his dream eco-house on back of Aspen Mountain
ASPEN — A multimillion-dollar house on the backside of Aspen Mountain went on the market this summer, but it's not just another pretty McMansion.
  09/07/2009 9:27pm
Groups urge Bennet, Udall to back climate bill
DENVER — Supporters of a climate change bill before Congress are urging Colorado's Democratic senators not to weaken the legislation.
  09/03/2009 10:47am
Aspen taps further into geothermal potential
ASPEN — The City Council has taken a $33,000 step toward putting Aspen on the map as one of the first Colorado cities to have advanced geothermal technology to heat and cool buildings, as well as snowmelt sidewalks.
  08/31/2009 5:15am
Conservation group plans Utah climate research hub
SALT LAKE CITY — A sprawling cattle ranch in the dramatic canyonlands of southern Utah could play a key role in understanding the effects of climate change around the West.
  08/28/2009 12:46pm
Interior's Salazar defends Obama's energy policies
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Barack Obama wants a climate change bill that addresses his top priorities: energy independence, job creation and preventing pollution, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday.
  08/27/2009 8:01pm
Energy district plan moves forward in Pitkin County
ASPEN — Pitkin County commissioners expressed their intention Wednesday to give final approval next week to a November ballot measure proposing funding for what's being called an Energy Smart Local Improvement District.
  08/27/2009 5:31am
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