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April 05, 2013

Audio File: Community-Owned Solar Listen to interview with CEC founder Paul Spencer

February 08, 2013

Clean Energy Collective Takes "Sunny" Award Community solar model recognized for making state’s greatest contribution to solar advancement.

February 05, 2013

Town buys into Paradox Valley solar project Telluride buys 215 panels for $187K

January 16, 2013

Photos: Clean Energy Collective's Community Solar View some photos of Clean Energy Collective's Community Solar Arrays

January 15, 2013

SMPA Community Solar Farm Wins Award Clean Energy Collective's Partnership with San Miguel Power Association,Martifer Solar & Sunsense...

January 04, 2013

Photos: SMPA Community Solar Farm The SMPA Community Solar Farm in SW Colorado is the largest community solar farm in the US.

December 27, 2012

Biggest US Community Solar Project Opens in CO The biggest community solar garden in the US has opened in southwestern Colorado.

December 24, 2012

Community-Owned Solar Array Comes Online The official opening of the San Miguel Power Association Community Solar Array, a 1.1 MW facility.

December 18, 2012

Clean Energy Collective Closes Private Financing New Energy Capital Partners and Black Coral Capital Invest in Clean Energy Collective to ...

December 17, 2012

Solar for All Until now, rooftop solar has only worked for those with hefty electric bills and sunny roofs.

November 09, 2012

Local company leads in community solar Clean Energy Collective's pioneering work in community solar is profiled.

October 17, 2012

SMPA Community Solar Update (Oct. 2012) Update on CEC's community solar project with San Miguel Power Association

October 11, 2012

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Providers Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Providers Join Forces to reach the underserved.

October 09, 2012

The Horizontal, Collectivist Kilowatt A look at co-operative approaches to broadening the renewable energy market.

October 09, 2012

Cooperative solar: harnessing people power to fund Overview of community solar

October 02, 2012

Burrito theory gives community solar extra salsa Discusses the Colorado Community Solar Garden Act 2010 and CEC's role in implementing it.

October 01, 2012

Gardens That Grow Gigawatts Is it possible to develop large solar projects with households as backers?

September 30, 2012

The Sun is Going Down on the Fight Over Solar The community-owned solar garden dissolves conflicts between community association regulations...

September 19, 2012

Communities collaborate on solar projects USA Today article discusses community solar in Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico and nationwide.

September 17, 2012

Video: More Sunshine for Everyone An interview with CEC founder Paul Spencer at the Solar Power International conference in Orlando.

September 14, 2012

Video: CEC founder Paul Spencer interviewed Paul Spencer is interviewed at the Solar Power International conference this week in Orlando.

September 12, 2012

Interview with CEC President Paul Spencer Paul Spencer is the founder and president of Clean Energy Collective, a Carbondale organization...

September 06, 2012

Clean Energy Collective Founder Speaks at SPI CEC President Paul Spencer will participate on a panel on community solar at national conference.

September 04, 2012

Telluride Community Keen on Buying Solar Panels Customer interest in reserving solar PV panels in a SMPA community-owned solar is high.

September 04, 2012

SMPA Community Solar Offering Sunny Solution The SMPA Community Solar project is getting great response.

September 02, 2012

Paradox solar project open for reservations Interest has been high among SMPA members

August 31, 2012

Colorado Companies to Watch: CEC Interview An interview with Paul Spencer of CEC, winner of 2012 Colorado Companies to Watch

August 15, 2012

Mountain Village Council to hear proposals Clean Energy Collective will also present the council with information about community solar

August 10, 2012

Martifer Solar USA & CEC lead the way Martifer Solar USA & Clean Energy Collective leading the way for community-owned solar gardens

August 08, 2012

Solar flair: SMPA breaks ground on Paradox project San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) breaks ground on a 7-acre solar project

August 07, 2012

Net metering legislation, project success driving Net metering legislation, project success driving community solar gardens

August 05, 2012

Huge solar garden soon to be shining in Paradox The sunny Paradox Valley is to be home this year to what backers call the largest community-owned so

August 02, 2012

SMPA and CEC Break Ground on Community Solar Farm View photos of the groundbreaking ceremony for the SMPA Community Solar Farm in Paradox Valley.

July 31, 2012

SMPA breaks ground on solar farm Paradox Valley project to provide power for 180 homes

July 25, 2012

Sun spot in Paradox: SMPA breaks ground SMPA breaks ground on solar farm

July 23, 2012

How Green Power Can Benefit Small Retailers How Clark's Market, a grocery chain based in Colo., connected with the Clean Energy Collective

July 15, 2012

SMPA Community Solar Groundbreaking - July 31 SMPA and CEC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on site July 31, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

July 01, 2012

Energy Buzz: Harnessing solar energy in new ways CEC is turning unusable swaths of that land into alternative power sources.

June 25, 2012

WMNF Radio Interview with Paul Spencer of CEC WMRF Radio Interview with Paul Spencer of CEC

June 21, 2012

Community Owned Solar Garden Getting energy from the sun is a great idea. However, installing solar panels house-by-house is slow

June 21, 2012

REC Solar and CEC Make Community Solar Available Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and REC Solar Inc. say they have formed a new partnership...

June 15, 2012

Clean Energy Collective and REC Solar Partner REC integrates CEC’s community solar solutions to serve residential, commercial

June 15, 2012

CEC & REC Solar Bring Community Solar Nationwide CEC announced today a new partnership with REC Solar, Inc.

June 13, 2012

How to Own Part of a Clean Energy Power Plant A new renewable energy system could be coming to your neighborhood & this time you’ll actually own

June 07, 2012

Community Solar: A Smart Approach to Renewables A report from the World Renewable Energy Forum on Community Solar

May 31, 2012

Valley Entrepreneurs Developing Community Solar A Roaring Fork valley entrepreneur is pioneering a new idea to encourage people to commit to renewab

May 29, 2012

Martifer Solar project pipeline grows 66% Who says the solar industry is slowing down? Not Martifer Solar USA.

May 28, 2012

Sooper Intro's Loan To Help Buy Into Solar Garden While many credit unions offer loans on roof-top solar, Sooper CU is first to offer community solar

May 27, 2012

Flower power in Carbondale Dandelion Day included a tour of the CEC solar garden in El Jebel

May 24, 2012

Glenwood Springs Approves Community Solar Gave final approval to a code amendment allowing homeowners to use community solar.

May 21, 2012

CEC launches community solar garden financing Clean Energy Collective launches community solar garden financing program

May 15, 2012

Community Solar Offers Creative Business Model A Discussion from Solar Today Magazine About Community Solar Gardens Offer Creative Business Model

May 15, 2012

Guide to Community Solar Released by DOE Clean Energy Collective contributed to this guide released by the DOE.

May 07, 2012

Experts talk options for going solar Experts talk options for going solar; community solar and other issues discussed

April 30, 2012

CEC receives 2012 Photovoltaic Award Clean Energy Collective receives 2012 Photovoltaic Project of Distinction Award

April 20, 2012

Sooper Credit Union Turns to the Sun Sooper Credit Union and the Clean Energy Collective have teamed up to help local consumers tap into

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April 18, 2012

CEC Named a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner CEC Has Been Named a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner by the Colorado Office of Economic Dev.

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April 18, 2012

CEC Launches Community Solar Garden Financing CEC Launches Community Solar Garden Financing Program

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April 17, 2012

CEC Launches Community Solar Garden Financing CEC Launches Community Solar Garden Financing Program

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March 06, 2012

SMPA Solar Open House on March 9 Learn about the new CEC/SMPA community solar array.

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February 24, 2012

Community-Owned Solar Gardens a Win-Win Sweet spot in clean energy adoption proving a win for customers, utilities and communities.

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January 25, 2012

Clean Energy now available for Xcel Customers

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January 23, 2012

CEC Expands

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January 17, 2012

Vote for the CEC!

January 17, 2012

CEC Awarded Project Merit Award from the CCBJ

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January 12, 2012

What is Aspen's Energy Future?

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December 20, 2011

Community solar farm coming to region

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December 20, 2011

Solar garden gives new life to old landfill

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December 15, 2011

Local Landfill To Become Solar Garden

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November 29, 2011

CEC earns contracts for two new solar gardens

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November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving a time for community outreach

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November 23, 2011

DOE recognizes CEC for solar projects

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November 22, 2011

Clark's Market Taps Locally Produced Clean Energy

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November 18, 2011

Energy Secretary Steven Chu talks about CEC

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November 16, 2011

CEC receives Green Power Leadership Award from DOE

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November 16, 2011

CEC is one of nation's top green power programs

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November 12, 2011

CSU for community solar gardens

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November 11, 2011

CEC approved by Colorado Springs Utilities

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November 11, 2011

New player in solar gardens

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October 28, 2011

Finding space for solar gardens

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October 10, 2011

Glenwood Community Solar

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September 08, 2011

CEC to develop one-megawatt solar facility

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September 07, 2011

Regional solar project in the works

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September 07, 2011

Aspen electricity rate increases

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August 22, 2011

Approval for Third Community-Owned Solar Garden

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August 10, 2011

Summit County examines landfill for solar array

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August 07, 2011

Glenwood Springs hears 30-year electric contract

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August 02, 2011

Growth Accelerates for “Sweet Spot” of Renewables

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August 01, 2011

Buying into clean energy

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July 11, 2011

Congressional irrelevance

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July 08, 2011

Solar farm approved in El Jebel

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July 01, 2011

Hey You! Get Off of My Grid!

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June 27, 2011

Nation's Largest Community-owned Solar Array Opens

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June 24, 2011

Co-op has hand in several community solar arrays

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June 23, 2011

Pitkin County tweaks solar panel regulations

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June 23, 2011

Solar regulations on visual impact

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June 21, 2011

Pitkin County considers regulation of solar panels

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June 20, 2011

Nation’s largest community solar garden opens

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June 16, 2011

City electric rates going up 3 percent

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June 16, 2011

What are Solar Gardens and What Can They Do for Me

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June 15, 2011

Nation's Largest Community-Owned Solar Farm Opens

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June 15, 2011

Rifle Gets Charged About Solar Garden

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June 15, 2011

Massive solar array unveiled in Rifle

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June 15, 2011

Colorado sprouts the largest solar array

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June 15, 2011

Array Largest In Nation

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June 15, 2011

Grand opening held for solar array in Rifle

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June 15, 2011

Community owned solar array goes live in Rifle

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June 14, 2011

Solar array at Garfield County Regional

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June 14, 2011

New solar garden benefits Rifle community

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June 14, 2011

Organizers of a large community-owned solar farm c

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June 14, 2011

for community-based solar

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June 13, 2011

Community Solar Array opens in Garfield County

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June 09, 2011

Flipping the switch on solar farm

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June 06, 2011

Communities Go Solar Together

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June 02, 2011

Average household will see bill go up 5.5 percent

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June 01, 2011

Growing Solar In Your Community

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May 20, 2011

El Jebel solar farm survives cloudy review

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May 10, 2011

Holy Cross Members Benefit From New Solar Array

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May 04, 2011

Bad Choices on Solar

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May 04, 2011

Energy and the Bleak West Slope Economy Energy and the Bleak West Slope Economy

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May 01, 2011

Solar Goes Mainstream!

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April 22, 2011

Aspen Pitkin Off the Mark on Off Site Solar

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April 21, 2011

Pitkin County Says "No" to Community Solar

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April 20, 2011

County rules against off-site solar farms

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April 20, 2011

Pitkin County cool to off-site solar option

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April 19, 2011

Solar Gardens Create Viable Energy Alternatives

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April 18, 2011

"How Much Renewable Energy is Feasible"

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April 18, 2011

Renewable Energy Mitigation

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April 12, 2011

Community Solar Gardens

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April 12, 2011

Aspen undecided on off-site community solar

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April 12, 2011

Eagle County Considers Large Solar Farm

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April 11, 2011

Should off-site mitigation be allowed?

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April 01, 2011

County has become hotbed of clean energy developm

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March 28, 2011

Solar Photovoltaic Array under Construction

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February 15, 2011

First Community-Owned Solar Garden in Nation

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February 07, 2011

February kicks off with solar gains and icy roads

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January 27, 2011

Solar Ownership to the Masses, California Utility

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January 27, 2011

Solar Programs Bring Solar Ownership to the Masses

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January 12, 2011

Second community-owned solar garden

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January 10, 2011

Successful Model for Community Solar Farm

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December 15, 2010

CEC Customers Eligible for the Same Rebates

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November 29, 2010

CEC Solar for Eagle County starts at $2.45/watt

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November 22, 2010

Individuals Own Local Renewable Energy

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November 19, 2010

Community-Owned Solar in Eagle County Community-Owned Solar in Eagle County

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November 12, 2010

CEC Building Largest Community-Owned Array in US CEC Moving Forward With Garfield County Array

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October 06, 2010

Solar energy now accessible to Holy Cross customer Clean Energy Collective provides solar solution

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October 05, 2010

Holy Cross working with CEC for megawatt of solar New option for Holy Cross customers

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October 01, 2010

First of its kind Community Solar CEC's Mid Valley Array the first Community Solar Garden in the US

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September 16, 2010

The CEC's Garfield County Airport Array The CEC plans to have its array at the airport in Rifle operational by the end of the year

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September 08, 2010

Community Solar Power: Obstacles and Opportunities Community solar power can offer unique benefits in the expansion of solar power, from greater...

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September 02, 2010

The Clean Energy Collective introduces nation's fi

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August 25, 2010

Community-Based Solar Business Takes Off The Clean Energy Collective could be leading the next solar revolution

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August 18, 2010

Colorado’s Solar Garden Shines Members of a Colorado co-op can now take advantage of solar energy without spending thousands...

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August 17, 2010

First Community-Owned Solar in Nation Goes Live! The Clean Energy Collective delivers new era of affordable and accessible clean energy.

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August 11, 2010

Clean Energy Collective targets Pitkin County An 8,000-panel array could power 319 average-sized homes, or 130 homes in Pitkin County.

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August 11, 2010

Pitkin County mulls collective solar farms Building code in Pitkin County is a hurdle to the installation of member-owned solar facilities

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July 19, 2010

Community solar projects gain ground Solar energy project in Colorado emerges as a model for communities in other regions of the country.

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July 19, 2010

Solar garden new option without the hassles "It allows the masses to invest in clean energy; if you have a shaded home you now have options...

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July 09, 2010

Carbondale solar company revolutionizes industry What could be the next big idea in solar energy started with two fairly simple ideas...

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July 01, 2010

US Dept. of Energy on the CEC Groundbreaking US Dept. of Energy on the CEC Groundbreaking

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June 28, 2010

SustainAbility: Clean Energy Collective For residents of Roaring Fork and Vail valleys, the collective is an offer too good to refuse...

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June 21, 2010

Growing a solar farm

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June 21, 2010

CEC leads the way for new legislation Colorado is leading the nation when it comes to attracting industry, attracting innovation...

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June 20, 2010

First Community-owned solar garden launches Senator Gail Schwartz, Holy Cross Energy CEO Del Worley, Basalt Mayor Leroy Duroux...

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June 19, 2010

El Jebel residents growing a solar garden The first revolutionary solar garden is growing in Eagle County...

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June 17, 2010

Midvalley solar farm breaks ground today A group of local renewable energy innovators are putting shovels in the ground today...

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June 14, 2010

A Solar Revolution The Roaring Fork Valley is on the verge of a solar revolution in clean, affordable energy through...

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May 27, 2010

Work starts on El Jebel CEC solar farm Land preparation is starting this week on a private-sector solar farm in El Jebel that will...

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May 20, 2010

The CEC is revolutionizing the way consumers and u

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May 18, 2010

Garfield commissioners OK solar farm County commissioners on gave approval to a plan to install a large 890 kW community solar farm...

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May 05, 2010

Solar farm proposed for Snowmass Village

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May 04, 2010

Snowmass mulls solar farm Snowmass Village is considering a proposal for a community solar farm which would be the largest...

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May 04, 2010

Community input sought on solar farm Should Snowmass Village play host to the country's first community-owned solar farm?

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April 28, 2010

Solar panels aimed at Eagle County landfill If approved, Eagle County landfill panels would generate enough power for 400 homes.

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April 22, 2010

El Jebel site chosen for solar farm A company that hopes to revolutionize renewable energy has secured its first site.

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April 21, 2010

Solar energy a whole lot cheaper An innovative clean energy ownership model will enable everyone to own clean energy systems.

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April 15, 2010

Solar Revolution is Coming New model will revolutionize solar, making it more accessible and affordable to thousands…

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March 24, 2010

CEC Model at Heart of Senate Bill SUN Act of 2010 will create jobs, strengthen clean energy use and reduce taxes…

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March 17, 2010

Bill to modernize solar tax credits U.S. Senator Mark Udall and the CEC team up to redefine solar tax credits…

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March 17, 2010

U.S. Senator Udall Sun Act of 2010 The CEC’s energy model is the basis of U.S. Senator Udall’s SUN Act of 2010, creating jobs…

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