Class in Session: Guest Entry Shares RETool Experience
Colorado Energy News is pleased to present this guest entry by University of Colorado Leeds MBA student, Zachary Mitchell, an intern with Electronic Mobility Concepts, a joint project of the...
View ArticleSpirae, Xcel Energy Part of New DOE Grid Initiative
Washington DC — Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced an investment from the Department of Energy of more than $19 million for five projects aimed at optimizing the nation’s electric grid. Project...
View ArticleLatest ‘Freeing the Grid’ Report Shows Progress
NEW YORK — Renewable energy advocates today released the 2010 Edition of Freeing the Grid, a policy guide that grades states on two key programs: net metering and interconnection procedures. Together...
View ArticleWhite Paper Identifies Smart Grid Trends in 2011 and Beyond
Boulder-based Pike Research has published a new white paper that identifies 10 key smart grid trends they expect to see throughout next year and beyond in technology, business, policy and consumer...
View ArticleEPRI Does the Math on Total Smart Grid Cost (and it’s a lot)
The price tag for a fully functional smart grid in the U.S. could run from $338 billion to $476 billion, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says in a new report. Wow. From our friends at...
View ArticleSmart Grid Consumers: New Surveys Reveal What They Think Now
The numbers are different, but two smart grid consumer surveys agree on the bottom line: Most consumers are still in the dark. From our colleagues at SmartGridNews.comAn Itron-sponsored survey...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Xcel’s Request for $16.6 Million in SmartGridCity Costs
Xcel Energy’s bid to collect from customers the last $16.6 million for its SmartGridCity pilot was rebuffed Thursday by an administrative law judge, who said the utility had failed to show the...
View ArticleUtilities: What Walmart’s Power Plans Say About Your Future (It’s Scary!)
At first glance, the Walmart press release sounds like just another greenwashing announcement bragging about the things the company will do to improve the environment.By Jesse Berst,...
View ArticleNew FERC Chairman May Favor Renewables and Smart Grid, But Hurt Coal
By Jesse Berst President Barack Obama has nominated the former head of Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Ronald Binz headed the Colorado PUC from...
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