DOE and Xcel Energy to provide 100% CFE to Colorado Federal Facilities by 2030
The collaboration between DOE and Xcel Energy supports President Biden's Executive Order 14057
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How Xcel Energy Slashed Carbon Emissions by 38% in 2018
Xcel Energy reports reducing carbon emissions 38% from 2005 levels in 2018, putting the utility on track to reach its interim goal of cutting carbon 80% by 2030. The energy provider details its approach in a new annual corporate responsibility report.
3M Joins RE100, Commits To 100% Global Renewable Electricity
3M has committed to transition to 100% renewable electricity at all their facilities worldwide, starting with global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition, 3M joined the RE100 initiative and set an interim target to source at least 50% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
Colorado’s PUC Approves Xcel Energy Plan Retiring Coal Plants, Adding Renewables
Colorado’s Public Utility Commission voted 2-1 this week to approve Xcel’s Colorado Energy Plan to phase out 660 MW of coal-fired generation by 2026 and increase renewable resources.
Steel Company Evraz Signs Giant Agreement with Xcel for 240 MW of On-Site Solar
Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel in Pueblo, Colorado, will install a 240-megawatt solar facility on its own property. The company forged an agreement with Xcel Energy Colorado to build the solar facility in a move that will provide electric price certainty for the mining and steel making company through
FAA Approves Beyond-Line-of-Sight Drone Utility Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration has given authorization for utilities to fly drones beyond the operator’s line of sight for energy infrastructure inspections. The money saved could help utility customers.
Xcel Energy’s Bidding Process Shows Energy Storage Prices Keep Falling
Price has always been considered the primary obstacle to building out energy storage systems -- until now. Xcel Energy said that it has received hundreds of bids to help it integrate energy storage into its wind and solar energy networks, which are making such systems ever-more competitive.
IBM and NextEra Win Bid for New 6-MW Solar Array in Colorado
Xcel Energy recently awarded a 6-MW solar array project in Colorado to IBM and developer NextEra Energy Resources, Solar Industry magazine reported. The partners plan to build a ground-mounted solar tracking array on 54 acres of IBM’s campus in Boulder that was previously farmland. The new solar array for IBM’s ... Read more »
Most CO2 Emissions Are Coming From World’s Biggest Companies. What to do?
Over the last three years, carbon emissions from the top 250 emitters have been flat, although to fulfill the terms of the Paris agreement, they need to fall by 3% a year, a Thompson Reuters report says.
Uniting Diverse Stakeholders Around Resiliency: Q&A with Panasonic
"Partnerships really do matter. You have to be able to have a working relationship with an entity that’s willing to experiment with you and do things differently. You have to take risks. You have to be willing to have those honest conversations." Matthew Crosby, utility solutions program manager for Panasonic CityNow, talks about a new business model for increasing energy
Minnesota Capitol Complex to Use 33% Renewably Sourced Base Energy
Beginning May 16, through a pilot program between Minnesota and Xcel Energy, 33 percent of the base energy used at the State Capitol Complex in St. Paul will come from renewable sources.
Xcel Hikes Rates in 80 Texas Panhandle Cities
On December 9, customers in more than 80 cities across the Texas Panhandle saw their Xcel Energy bills increase by 4 percent, according to a report by the ABC7 Amarillo news affiliate.