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Wind power credit stalls in Senate, again

By | 03.14.12 | 7:20 am

Another attempt to extend a tax credit that helps keep wind turbines turning in Colorado and beyond failed in the Senate on Tuesday.

Udall supports proposed Xcel nuclear plant for Colorado

By | 02.19.10 | 4:39 pm

DENVER– In an energy summit today held at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center here U.S. Sen. Mark Udall told reporters that he would support a plan floated by Xcel energy to build a nuclear power plant in Colorado.…

Ritter points to future growth, asks for near-term sacrifices

By | 10.09.09 | 2:02 pm

IDAHO SPRINGS — Kicking off a series of planned town halls here Thursday, Gov. Bill Ritter told a crowd that included many concerned county employees that the budget crisis would undoubtedly worsen next year due to lagging revenue, but that he was confident his focus on building a New Energy Economy in the state would generate industry and jobs in a future-directed, “truly 21st century way.” This is about “securing quality of life for generations,” he said.

Ritter can’t muster sympathy for Arnold’s current crisis in California

By | 07.31.09 | 12:15 pm

EAGLE — Gov. Bill Ritter Thursday predictably touted his “New Energy Economy” as a way out of the current economic wilderness during an hour-long, town-hall-style meeting in Eagle, the Eagle County seat 30 miles west of Vail.

UPDATED: What will the ‘Green Economy’ look like?

By | 08.24.08 | 12:00 pm

In Denver, Colo., Tom Plant, director of the Governor’s Energy Office, is practically giddy. It’s just days before the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Colorado’s biggest city, and a long-sought goal in Gov. Bill Ritter’s New Energy Economy program has just been met: Vestas, the Danish wind-turbine manufacturer, has announced its plan to open a new manufacturing plant just outside the city limits — its second in the state.