We’ve all heard the easy tips for helping the environment—shorten your showers, recycle, and turn the lights off when you leave the room. But if you want to make a bigger impact in conserving your resources, there are some major ways to go green in your home. Try these seven fixes to make your home […]
Solar Power Rankings
October 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a new report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, the United States solar power market passed the 20 gigawatts of capacity milestone during the second quarter of this year. New installations of solar power during the second quarter nationwide totaled nearly 1,400 megawatts. Overall, the U.S. installed 2.7 gigawatts of […]
Colorado’s Wind Power Rankings
October 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 capacity installed last year, roughly the equivalent of the power needed to serve 69,600 typical homes. […]
Be Aware of Closing Costs
October 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The average closing costs to buy a home in Colorado are $1,910, according to a survey by bankrate.com. Be sure you are working with a Realtor(R) who can help you be sure you are not overpaying. The survey asked for costs for a buyer with excellent credit for a $200,000 single-family home mortgage loan, with […]
Solar*Connect Shutdown
October 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 solar power equal to a percentage of their monthly power usage, from 25 […]
Solar Loan Market Exploding
October 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 residential rooftops were owned by third parties, with homeowners […]
Colorado on Top for Inexpensive Energy
September 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 electricity, $44 for natural gas, and $107 for motor fuel), which is down […]
Fifth Solar City in the Country
September 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
BuildZoom recently used solar power building permits for residential, commercial, and utility-scale projects to rank the nation’s 40 largest cities, and Denver ranks fifth in the country. Based on the estimated number of solar power systems per capita, at 6.22, Denver ranks only behind San Diego (14.64), San Jose (10.07), Phoenix (8.71) and the Riverside, […]