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Fracking debate in Colorado drills on

Environmental groups and industry continue messaging war

Party to mark 1st solar garden

A party is scheduled for Oct. 28 to mark the completion of the first solar garden in La Plata County. The garden and the party – food, drinks and good company are free – are at 809 County Ro...

Solar gardens topic of talk

La Plata Electric Association board member Heather Erb is set to tell Green Business Roundtable lunch attendees Wednesday about the LPEA solar garden program. Solar gardens are co...

Poll says Westerns OK with renewables

CENTER – It’s back to work for Congress this week, and according to a new bipartisan poll, Coloradans want Washington to continue work on legislation that supports renewable energy and publi...

Renewable energy symposium focuses on rural economies

Pagosa Verde LLC, which develops projects using renewable sources of energy for rural economies, is sponsoring the third annual symposium on the topic on Aug. 21-22. A slate of sp...

Solar program ends

Solarize La Plata, a program to get 100 homes to install solar systems, has ended with 101 participants. The goal when the steering committee formed in April 2013 was the installa...

Environmental group scores lawmakers

Sen. Ellen Roberts ranks high for GOP

Solar-panel project to benefit low-income families

Volunteers will install rooftop solar panels on a family home Saturday as part of the Colorado Solar Road Show. GRID Alternatives, based in Oakland, California, will work with sta...

LPEA board glows ‘green’

Leadership in hands of newcomers

Solarize La Plata one away from meeting goal

When Solarize La Plata announced its campaign to install 100 solar photovoltaic systems to provide electricity to homes and businesses by the end of summer, there were some naysayers. ...

Renewable-energy grants to be discussed at LPEA

The director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s community and economic development will lead a workshop on grants for renewable-energy systems June 10 at the La Plata Electric Associati...

Do you want renewable energy?

New solar agreement can offset users’ electrical costs