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Colorado Adopts 30% Clean Energy Target
Colorado has adopted a tougher Renewable Energy Standard this week, requiring 30% of its electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020. Continue reading
Kansas Companies Look Ahead to Wind Energy
The wind energy industry in Kansas is already providing work to 54 companies in the state, and more than 100 others are gearing up to get into the action, according to a new survey. Out of 200 companies responding to the survey, 27 percent said they already had work in wind energy, and the rest said they were planning or preparing to get some of the work as wind energy develops in the state. Continue reading
25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
The “Job Impacts of a National Renewable Electricity Standard” study was released by the RES Alliance for Jobs and found that a 25% by 2025 national RES would support an additional 274,000 renewable energy jobs over a no-national policy option. The 25% figure is significantly higher than RES mandate in current legislation and the expected jobs supported in the current House and Senate provisions would be considerably lower. Continue reading
GPACE SAYS KANSAS IN POSITION TO TAKE LEAD IN ENERGY FUTURE THAT EPA LAUNCHED TODAY
Today’s EPA announcement is good news for Kansans, who are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the advanced energy economy of our nation’s future. Continue reading
