Tag: solar panels
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Increases to solar net metering rates advance after widespread public concerns at City Council meeting
Rate increases for customers in Colorado Springs Utilities’ net metering solar program have moved closer to taking effect next year. The Colorado Springs City Council voted 6-2 to advance the proposed rate changes at Tuesday’s council meeting, after several hours of a public hearing where residents and solar providers voiced their concerns. The official vote…
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LETTERS: An uplifting story; solar panels
An uplifting story Thank you for that beautiful article outlining twins Bob and Dick Gibbs. As we embark on a week of celebration of our 250th birthday/anniversary, it was very uplifting of two men who served our country with great pride and dignity. I am also an identical twin whose life with her twin sister…
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Colorado Springs Utilities proposal for solar customers includes choice of two ways to increase rates
Colorado Springs Utilities would give solar net metering customers two options to choose from as the utility looks to increase rates for residents who have a home solar panel. The net metering program, which more than 11,000 homes in the city participate in, allows residents with solar panels to connect them to the city’s grid.…
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Colorado’s 2040 ‘renewable’ energy goal faces cost challenges
A new state report outlined how Colorado plans to reach 100% “renewable” electricity by 2040, a goal that supporters argued is crucial to achieving “net zero” carbon in a few decades but which critics countered is happening too quickly at a significant cost to consumers. The report examined a buildout of wind, solar, batteries and…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial…
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Fort Carson unveils largest, first-of-its-kind chemical battery installed on a DOD site
A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand for energy is highest to save money. “Diversification of our power distribution protects our community against power outages and any adversarial efforts,” said Maj. Gen. David Doyle, who leads Fort Carson,…