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Xcel to Extend Solar Rebate to Third Parties
For Xcel Energy customers in Colorado, installing solar panels ontheir home is made more affordable with a $2/watt rebate offeredthrough the utility. Still, the up-front costs of solar can range intothe tens of thousands, and even if the system has a sweet paybackperiod, that may be more than some folks can finance outright. This iswhy [...]
No Solar Fee for Xcel Customers
Last week, Adam talked about Xcel Energy’s plans for a new monthly feeon Colorado solar panel owners’ electric bills. The public outcry hasbeen significant, and yesterday, Xcel announced they were dropping theproposed fee. After the news broke, Adam updated his post; and nowhere’s a closer look at this interesting conflict. Just because Xcel isthe first [...]
Xcel Backs Down – rescinds proposed Solar Power charges
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/08/03/daily31.html Withimmense pressure bearing down from Colorado solar customers,installers, local government officials, renewable energy advocacyassociations, and the Government Energy Office – Xcel has withdrawn thesolar fee proposal that was slated for debate on Wednesday. Dr. Rande Treece, Founder and CEO of Astralux, proclaimed, "This isa big win for the local solar energy community – and [...]
Xcel Energy Proposes Additional Fee For Solar Customers
Electricity and natural-gas company Xcel Energy has proposed a "backuppower" fee for residential customers with solar systems installed. Thecompany would charge a fee of $0.026 kWh based on the actual generatingcapacity of the home’s system, according to a report from Boulder,Colo.-based Daily Camera. Xcel Energy says that it pays forbackup electricity for homes powered by [...]
Proposed Fee in Colorado Irks Solar Customers
Armed with a net-metering agreement and enough grid-tied solar panels, you could literally eliminate your monthly electricity bills. Poof! Gone. But, as this story from KMGH Denver demonstrates, you’d still need the utility’s infrastructure to make the arrangement work. Solar energy customers are worried a new fee proposed byXcel Energy would punish new customers for [...]
Xcel May Offer Solar Rebates in Minnesota
A little over a week ago, Excel Energy publicized details of athree-year program to conserve energy. Under the so-called ConservationImprovement Plan, the Minneapolis-based utility aims to save over 1,100gigawatt hours of energy between 2010 and 2012. As reported by Reuters, The company said in a release the plan would save moneyfor customers and conserve enough [...]