Xcel Energy

Boulder County, Colorado, now has hope for re-establishing its residential ClimateSmart Program, thanks to a recent decision in the Northern District Court of California and an amendment recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTC: JUHL.OB) (market cap $25.5 million), which calls itself the leader in community wind power, said today it has completed its acquisition of the 10.2 megawatt (MW) Woodstock Hills wind farm, located near the company's headquarters in Woodstock, Minnesota.  The wind farm will add $1.2 million in annual revenue, the company said.

Silent Power, a privately owned company founded in 2002 and operated by a team that, between them, have over 100 years of power conversion expertise, recently raised roughly US$2 million through the

Minnesota winters are legendary, but BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) Greater Minneapolis and regional utility, Xcel Energy are working together to create energy-efficient commercial buildings that improve building temperatures and energy availability for residential use.

A television station in Colorado is using the sun in a whole different light. Denver’s 7-KMGH 24/7 Weather Center is now completely powered by solar energy. 

When (not if) wind power generation regains the affections of investors, here are four small companies that offer pure-play exposure to the U.S.-based sector: Broadwind Energy, Inc., (NASDAQ: BWEN); Juhl Wind, Inc.

For a decade, increasingly strict environmental regulations surrounding coal-fired power plants, and the threat of carbon taxes still to come, have signaled the potential end of an energy paradigm that first took root in the United States in the

This is part three of my three part interview with Mark McLanahan, senior vice-president at Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. In this part McLanahan talks about the oil spill in the Gulf, Obama’s visit to FRV’s project at Nellis Air base, and current projects.

In this third part of my Q&A with AWEA's executive director Denise Bode, we discuss industry expansion and environmental problems.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with Xcel Energy, has launched a wind-to-hydrogen (Wind2H2) demonstration project at the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado.