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 Rewards Update
October 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Xcel Energy is adding nearly 30 megawatts of solar power to its Colorado operations via its Solar*Rewards Community program. These projects are larger, commercial-sized solar power projects that allow individual businesses, nonprofits or people to buy or lease a portion of the project and get credit for the solar power on their monthly utility bills. […]
Solar Friendly Communities
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Colorado ranks fifth nationwide in the amount of solar power generated. New renewable-energy technologies (as well as a state mandate that Colorado’s investor-owned utilities get 30 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2020) boost Colorado’s production and use of energy from wind and solar sources. “Colorado is widely regarded as national leader in […]