Industry estimates indicate that only 25 percent of all homes or businesses in Colorado can install solar panels due to a range of factors, such as whether the home or business is rented, the direction the roof faces, the amount of space available on the roof, and the amount of shade from nearby trees on […]
Natural Gas Bills to Rise
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Xcel Energy Inc. is proposing to charge its customers in Colorado less for electricity but more for natural gas in the first quarter. If approved, the new rates will take effect January 1. Natural gas users will see the biggest percentage increase after two years of historically low prices. Xcel said the average electric monthly […]
The Battle Over Solar Energy Continues
December 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
The dispute between Xcel Energy Inc. and Colorado’s solar power industry over the value of the solar power generated by rooftop systems is heating up. The solar industry says that slashing the rates paid via net metering will seriously damage the industry’s growth, but Xcel executives have said that current credit rate, 10.5 cents per […]