Solar

‘It felt like a land grab’: A Western Slope town battles against solar project

Local, Approved, The Colorado Sun / / ,

It seemed like a good idea. Put a large solar array on 640 acres of sagebrush and cedar about 30 miles northwest of Telluride. There was already a transmission line running through the property and only some cattle poking around in the shrubs and trees.

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Floating solar array could improve water quality, lower the power bill for Fort Lupton — if a federal grant comes through

The Colorado Sun, Approved, Local, Northern Colorado / / ,

When it came to its water treatment plant Fort Lupton had two concerns: controlling algae in the reservoir next to the plant and the aging diesel generator that backed-up the facility when the electric grid was down.

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