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Solar energy set to race ahead in Colorado

Clear Skies Ahead For Colorado Clean Energy Get Solar, by Margaret Collins in Sunday, March 7th 2010 Colorado’s commitment to clean energy may soon be second only to California’s. Late on Friday, the Colorado Senate passed a bill that would increase the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 30 percent by 2020–California’s RPS is a neck ahead at 33 percent. Governor Bill Ritter is expected to sign the bill if/when the House passes it through with some small changes. This would boost Colorado solar tremendously….Shortly after the bill passed the Senate, the Governor announced the Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act, which had already been cleared with the large investor-owned utility Xcel Energy. This act is primarily a move away from outdated coal-fired power plants. Accordingly, it represents a major windfall for natural gas, and hopefully for solar energy and other renewable energy technologies as well.

Clear Skies Ahead For Colorado Clean Energy | GetSolar.com Blog

March 8, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA | energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar