Solar Energy: Facts Told and Lies Refuted

Talk of solar energy seems to be everywhere you turn these days, especially in our particularly sunny state. As it turns out, Colorado is one of the few states with ideal conditions for installing working solar panels. Despite suspicious cold callers and blast email...

Embracing Solar Energy

Industry estimates indicate that only 25 percent of all homes or businesses in Colorado can install solar panels due to a range of factors, such as whether the home or business is rented, the direction the roof faces, the amount of space available on the roof, and the...

The Battle Over Solar Energy Continues

The dispute between Xcel Energy Inc. and Colorado’s solar power industry over the value of the solar power generated by rooftop systems is heating up. The solar industry says that slashing the rates paid via net metering will seriously damage the...

Solar Friendly Communities

Colorado ranks fifth nationwide in the amount of solar power generated. New renewable-energy technologies (as well as a state mandate that Colorado’s investor-owned utilities get 30 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2020) boost Colorado’s production...