RBC | RBC residents packed the county courthouse Tuesday to speak their minds on the White River Valley Solar Project (WRVSP), a renewable energy generation facility proposed approximately 6 miles west of Meeker in the Josephine Basin. Following extensive public comment the board continued a resolution to approve or deny[Read More…]
Tag: Solar
The ‘energy gap’ nobody wants to tussle with
Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t energy experts predicted that wind, sun and other alternative energy sources aren’t up to the job? Alice Jackson, former CEO of Xcel energy’s Colorado operation, was blunt at a renewable[Read More…]
Northwest Solar Co-op launch to be announced May 24
Routt County and the City of Steamboat Springs, in partnership with nonprofit Solar United Neighbors, will be announcing the launch of the Northwest Solar Co-op on Tuesday, May 24 at 6 p.m. The solar co-op is a group formed to help members make it easy to save on solar. The solar[Read More…]
WREA navigates renewables
MEEKER I Providing consumers electricity may be straightforward, but the realities of today’s energy landscape are complicated. The transition from traditional fuels along with the competing pressures of reliability, affordability, and renewable energy creates a complex puzzle that energy companies around the globe work to solve each day. “I think[Read More…]
Rangely solar project gets green light with omnibus cash
RANGELY I Colorado legislators secured more than $100 million in funding for projects around the state as part of HR 2471 – the “Consolidated Appropriations Act” of 2022. The “omnibus” spending bill represents the first time in a decade that Senate and House Appropriation committees have accepted “Congressionally Directed Spending”[Read More…]
$5 million for Rangely Renewable Energy Project included in U.S. Senate appropriations bill
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper worked together to recommend inclusion of $5 million in funding for the Rangely Renewable Energy Project in one of the Senate Appropriations Bills through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process. The project would help make Rangely’s municipal facility energy self-sufficient through the use[Read More…]
Commissioners hear solar array proposal from Spectra Solar
RBC I Solar power could be available for county buildings, if the commissioners decide to move forward on a proposal heard Tuesday. James Talley from Spectra Solar LLC, a Georgia-based company, presented information to the board in a work session. Talley said he had been working with Commissioner Jeff Rector.[Read More…]
Tri-State community solar program advances additional member flexibility
RBC | Members of not-for-profit interstate power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will soon have expanded opportunities to pursue community solar projects through a new program developed by Tri-State’s members. Consumer-members of Gunnison County Electric Association in western Colorado stand ready to benefit from the new option. Community solar[Read More…]
WREA solar renewals due May 8
MEEKER | WREA Members with existing leases in White River Solar will receive lease renewals in the mail this week. This is the second year for White River Solar and the program details have not changed. The White River Solar program allows members to lease “blocks” of solar power for[Read More…]
County commissioners approve solar facility
RBC | At a public hearing July 9, the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) granted approval to Piceance Creek Solar LLC for utility-scale solar powered generation of electricity. Piceance Creek Solar had applied for permits allowing development of a four megawatt solar electricity generating facility off County Road[Read More…]
