by Jon Terry | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, Colorado Living, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Rankings, Sustainability
According to new reports from the U.S. Department of Energy, Colorado ranks 7th nationally for wind-power generation capacity installed in 2014, and 10th for total wind power installed through last year. Colorado had 261 megawatts of wind-driven energy production...
by Jon Terry | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Sustainability
Solar*Connect (XCEL’s solar power program that would have allowed customers to pay a premium on their monthly utility bills to support solar energy) has officially been shut down by Colorado utility regulators. The utility planned to allow customers to buy blocks of...
by Jon Terry | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Sustainability
According to a new study by GTM (Greentech Media) Research, thousands of solar power panels were installed on home rooftops in 2014, but very few of them were owned by the homeowners. About 72 percent of the 1.2 gigawatts worth of solar power panels installed on...
by Jon Terry | Oct 5, 2015 | Blog, Colorado Living, Construction/Maintenance, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips
Xcel Energy is adding nearly 30 megawatts of solar power to its Colorado operations via its Solar*Rewards Community program. These projects are larger, commercial-sized solar power projects that allow individual businesses, nonprofits or people to buy or lease a...
by Jon Terry | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog, Colorado Living, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Housing Analysis, Rankings
Area Development magazine rates Denver the best metro area in the nation for economic development and jobs. Three other Colorado cities placed in the top 20. The 2015 “Leading Locations” report compares 375 U.S. metro statistical areas on creating jobs and...
by Jon Terry | Sep 8, 2015 | Around The Home, Blog, Colorado Living, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Sustainability
Colorado remains on top for inexpensive energy. In fact, according to a new WalletHub study, Colorado ranks just below Washington D.C. for the least expensive energy cost out of all 50 states. Colorado’s overall average monthly energy cost was $224 ($93 for...
