CNBC completed its annual ranking of the best states for business, and Colorado, having ranked eighth last year, moved up to the seventh spot overall. The greatest improvement for Colorado was in the strength of its economy. After being ranked 33rd in 2012, in the economic category, Colorado moved up significantly this year. One new […]
XCEL’s Solar Rewards Program
July 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
XCEL’s Solar Rewards program has increased to 33.6 megawatts available for rebates for small-size solar power systems at least for the remainder of 2013 until the commissioners approve XCEL’s 2014 plan. In Colorado, the rebate money comes from a 2 percent surcharge added to the monthly bills of XCEL customers to help pay for renewable […]
Denver Drops to a Stage 1 Drought
July 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In May, Denver Water decided to delay implementation of higher pricing for its customers because of the improving drought situation and recently declared a Stage 1 drought down from the Stage 2 drought it had declared on March 27. What are the differences? The restriction has been removed that customers can only water lawns two […]
Just How Good of a Place is Colorado to Live?
June 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Colorado falls relatively in the middle when it comes to the best places for college grads to move, according to the unemployment rates, median income, and cost of living calculated by SuperScholar. What Superscholar doesn’t consider, however, is social life and access to nature. A financial literacy and consumer advocacy website, NerdWallet, ranked the 10 […]
How to Prepare for Summer Fires
June 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We all have our fingers crossed that this year’s fire season is not as bad as last year. With Black Forest fire mostly contained and 509 homes lost, many people find themselves on edge. The good news is that the Spring rain and snow have reduce the risk of as many wildfires as last year. […]
Hickenlooper’s Recent Controversy
June 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Colorado ranks eighth in the nation for the amount of solar power systems installed, and fifth in the amount of energy being produced by those solar power systems. We expect about 4,400 megawatts of solar power to be installed in Colorado in 2013, with the anticipation of growing to 9,200 megawatts by 2016. Part of […]
Increase of Water Prices Delayed
June 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Higher prices corresponding to a serious “Stage 2” drought were supposed to have taken effect June 1, but the Denver Water Board recently agreed to delay the increase. The reason for the delay is because late-season snow and rainfall have improved the drought situation. If things go well, the drought pricing could be removed entirely, […]
Denver Makes It High on the List of the U.S. Census
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Every year following a decennial census, the US Census Bureau releases its county population estimates for July 1 of the preceding year. For the fourth time in the past five years, Denver County has led the state in population growth. The Mile High City is No. 11 on the Census Bureau’s ranking of the 15 […]
New Apartment Development Driven By Employment
May 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Apartment developers will finish about 4,200 units in metro Denver before 2013 is over, with most of those being built downtown. “So much of this is driven by employment right now,” said Ryan McMaken, an economist with the Colorado Division of Housing. “Vacancy tends to increase with joblessness.” Despite the new apartments becoming available, vacancy […]