by Energy Resource Center | Sep 16, 2019 | Articles, Environmental Education, In the News, Solar
The state of Georgia is a case study in how renewable energy might be able to grow, under the right circumstances, without political mandates. Dalton, Georgia, a manufacturing town on the north side of the state, is host to a solar panel assembly plant for South...
by Energy Resource Center | Sep 10, 2019 | Articles, Environmental Education, In the News, Solar, Utilities, Weatherizing
A report from IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency) shows that, in 2020, electricity from onshore wind and solar photovoltaic systems will be less expensive than fossil-fuel alternatives. More specifically, over 75% of all onshore wind, and over 80% of all...
by Energy Resource Center | Sep 5, 2019 | Articles, Community, Environmental Education, In the News, Natural Gas, Solar, Utilities
Xcel Energy’s plans to shut down their coal-fired power plants isn’t just for Colorado: By 2030, the company plans on reducing carbon emissions in the Upper Midwest by 80%, compared to 2005 levels. They’ll be shuttering their last coal plants in the region in 2028 and...
by Energy Resource Center | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Community, Environmental Education, In the News, Solar, Utilities
The biggest reasons for the dramatic price drop in clean and renewable energy projects have to do with simple economics: technological advancements have made solar and wind projects more efficient, and economies of scale have made them less expensive. Larger projects...
by Energy Resource Center | Aug 21, 2019 | Articles, Community, Environmental Education, In the News, Utilities, Weatherizing
A new explainer from Westword goes in-depth on Colorado’s 2019 Greenhouse Gas Inventory, a comprehensive record of greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The report is sobering, as it reveals that, while emissions from power plants are slowly falling, emissions from...
by Energy Resource Center | Aug 9, 2019 | Articles, Environmental Education, In the News
Thus far, electric vehicles have been trendy in the consumer vehicle market, especially as these cars are being developed for ever-longer distances between charges. The demand for electric commercial fleets, particularly for heavy vehicles, hasn’t quite yet arrived...
