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Fermata Energy & Xcel Energy Announce Transformative Vehicle-to-Everything Bidirectional Charging Pilot

May 24, 2024 admin bidirectional energy, boulder (colorado), clean transport, COLORADO, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, fermata energy, nissan leaf, press releases, v2x, vehicle to grid, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 14:04:42 +0000

Balancing Grid Supply and Demand with Electric Vehicles in Boulder, Colorado Charlottesville, VA — Fermata Energy, Xcel Energy, City of Boulder, Colorado CarShare and Boulder Housing Partners announced a collaborative Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) bidirectional charging pilot project at Boulder Housing Partners’ 30 Pearl development and the Molly’s Spirits Lakeside facility. This … [continued]

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Study Finds ‘Advanced Nuclear Is the Clear Winner’ to Replace Comanche Coal-Fired Power Plant

January 14, 2024 admin advanced nuclear, Business, Coal, COLORADO, comanche generating station, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology, workforce, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:43:16 +0000

A report published by the Pueblo Innovative Energy Solutions Advisory Committee (PIESAC) says the closure of Comanche Unit 3, a coal-fired power plant capable of generating about 800 MW gross, […]

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Electrifying Transportation Equitably: All-Electric Carshare

October 10, 2022 admin american lung association, cars, carsharing, chevy bolt, clean transport, electric cars, electric carsharing, Electric vehicles, ev spot network, evie, hourcar, minneapolis, Minnesota, st. paul, xcel energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:00:13 +0000

Minneapolis and St. Paul residents logged 25,000 trips and nearly 250,000 miles on the nation’s first renewably powered all-electric carshare program. To wrap up September, there is positive news coming out of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, where they are reporting the first six months of usage data for Evie Carshare. Paired with EV Spot […]

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Solar Project Forges a Bright Future for Colorado Steel Mill

September 1, 2022 admin bighorn solar, COLORADO, comanche, comanche generating station, news, power, Solar, steel, steel mill, top plant, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:21:00 +0000

The Bighorn Solar farm has been called the future of renewable energy. It’s a project dedicated to providing cleaner power for a major industrial facility, while also investing in the community and

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Colorado Regulators Approve Plan That Phases Out Coal By 2031

June 24, 2022 admin climate change, Coal, COLORADO, colorado public utilities commission, Fossil Fuels, nrdc, policy & politics, policy research, Sierra Club, utilities, xcel energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:43:28 +0000

With a unanimous decision, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Xcel’s plan to accelerate the end of coal in the state. The updated settlement — which was supported by NRDC, Sierra Club, and other parties and approved by the PUC with some modifications — is a win for the climate, Xcel customers, and […]

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Two Killed in Collapse of Coal Pile at Colorado Power Plant

June 3, 2022 admin Coal, comanche generating station, killed, savage services, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:15:41 +0000

Two employees of a company that manages coal-handling operations for Xcel Energy’s Comanche Generating Station in Colorado were killed June 2 when they were trapped in a coal pile that collapsed at the power plant. The collapse happened Thursday morning about 8:30 a.m. Mountain time, according to officials. Rescue crews located the victims Thursday afternoon. […]

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Electrification Ignites Debate Over Future of Energy

April 1, 2022 admin briggs & stratton, distributed energy, eaton, electrification, electrification coalition, Energy Storage, evs, hybrid power, moog construction, NEW MEXICO, New York, ohmconnect, partners in performance, pnm, sunrun, tech clean california, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:11:00 +0000

Electrification—replacing fossil fuels with electricity to provide power—is a major part of the global effort toward decarbonization. It touches many sectors, and is sparking even more discussion about its

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Xcel Energy Considering Nuclear Operator Role at Idaho NuScale SMR Plant

March 2, 2022 admin Business, carbon-free power project, engineering, Fluor, inl, news, Nuclear, NuScale, O&M, uamps, voygr, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:37:54 +0000

Xcel Energy is exploring a role as operator of the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), potentially becoming a key member of the first-of-its-kind small modular reactor (SMR) power plant that is under development at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in Idaho Falls. The development is another sizable step for the six-module NuScale Power VOYGR project. […]

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Community Solar: Ready for the New Decade

February 3, 2020 admin access for all, Business, climate change, community solar, compensation, Energy Storage, Environmental, finance, International, Markets, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Plant Design, Renewables, seia, size limits, smart program, Solar, solar industry, stoel rives, Technology, xcel energy

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:29:47 +0000

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Community solar refers to local solar facilities shared by multiple subscribers who receive credit on their electricity bills for their share of the power produced. Community solar allows homeowners, renters

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Decarbonization: Utilities Leading the Way

December 4, 2019 admin AEP, american electric power, Business, carbon-free energy, climate change, Coal, decarbonization, duke energy, Environmental, news, Nuclear, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Wind, xcel energy

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Decarbonization is a word that seems to be used quite regularly these days. For the power industry, it refers to the shift in electric generating resources from carbon-heavy coal to carbon-free nuclear or

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