World’s largest wind farm breaks ground in Mojave Desert
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- Federal government finishes construction of zero-energy 222,000 sqft research support facility on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus in Golden, CO.
- Investor-owned utilities in California have less than 6-months to comply with 20% renewable power mandate; experts predict requirement won’t be met due to lagging new construction projects and electricity delivery.
- Clean Energy Collective in Carbondale, CO looking for investors to buy pieces of large solar energy facilities for as little as $725 – to produce mare than $7,000 in energy credits over 50 years. The for-profit company handles all the tax paperwork, maintenance and upkeep. The local utility company allows anyone to buy into the collective’s systems. Local government is skeptical about a for-profit company and the idea of a large solar-energy facility at the landfill.
- Chinese solar-panel manufacturer supplied Rutgers University with 7,600 panels, equivalent to a $200,000 energy savings for the university.
- World’s largest wind project breaks ground in Mojave Desert, California; Alta Wind Energy Center initial plan for 600 turbines and 1,550 megawatts of electricity.
- NV Energy of Las Vegas, NV issued a Request for Offers for renewable energy portfolio credits; contractual term 5 to 25 years.
Colorado requires 30% renewable power by 2020; one of the country’s strictest mandates; US Secretary of Commerce says nation should follow Colorado’s plan.
