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Tag: Xcel Energy

  • Progressive rate settlement filed in Colorado – is this the grid model we’ve been looking for?

    Across the country, the solar industry is often depicted as being in “battle” with utilities due to the often contentious arguments that take place between the two sides – utilities looking for what they feel is fair compensation for the grid services they provide; solar adopters and installers looking for theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar industry rallies in Colorado to fight Xcel Energy rate proposals

    Xcel Energy, a utility in Colorado, has proposed increasing fixed charges for all customers while reducing charges on energy used. Xcel also plans to introduce demand charges for residential customers, which up until now have only applied to large commercial and industrial customers. Like similar proposals brought about by otherRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on Clean Energy Collective, Xcel Energy agree on community solar settlement

    Colorado’s electricity customers will gain greater access to local clean power production after another boost to the state’s burgeoning community solar market. Clean Energy Collective (CEC), a leading community solar solutions provider, has reached an agreement with Xcel Energy on the utility’s community solar gardens program, resulting in up to 60Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower gets 50-MW Colorado solar plant up and running

    Xcel Energy and SunPower Corp. announced the commercial operation of the 50-MW Hooper solar photovoltaic power plant in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Xcel Energy is purchasing the power generated by the plant at cost-competitive rates under a power purchase agreement with SunPower. The utility estimates that the plant is generatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Xcel Energy denied solar power proposal by North Dakota regulators

    This doesn’t happen often, but Xcel Energy was denied application for an ADP by the North Dakota Public Service Commission, after the utility regulators ruled that Xcel Energy’s proposal wasn’t cost effective enough – that it would raise costs without delivering clear benefits. This is the first time the commissionRead More — Solar Builder magazine