UREZ Shows Us Where the Power Is

The Governor’s Utah Renewable Energy Zone (UREZ) Task Force has published an interactive map that allows users to examine the renewable energy possibilities of their counties and their state. The map allows users to select a specific source of renewable energy or to see all sources at once. The map offers compelling visual evidence that Utah has a bounty of environmentally friendly energy resources available to it. For more information about the UREZ task force, its members and its mandate, follow this link to their home page with the Utah Geologic Survey.

UTGS Shows Us Where the Power Goes

Speaking of the Utah Geologic Survey, check out this link to find a cornucopia of information about Utah’s current and future renewable energy generation. Reports on this page will inform you about the number and type of renewable power plants already operating in our state, including how much electricity each one generates. Also, you will have access to lists of plants that have been approved for the future. For the political and finance mavens among you, check out the report on the impact of the renewable energy tax credit from 1981 to the present. Already this year (as of January 26th), $65,000 dollars in credits have inspired $559,000 in spending on residential renewable energy projects. Talk about leveraging!

Energy Efficiency Hits the Big TIME

Guess who made the cover of TIME magazine?
Energy efficiency--it's a cheap, fast, and plentiful energy resource. And whichever new power plants we decide to build, it's energy efficiency that will keep our electric bills affordable, even as electric rates increase.
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Colorado Going Solar

Colorado utility Xcel Energy recently released a bid for what would be the largest solar project in the world.
The 600 Megawatts of concentrating solar plants will have heat storage that can generate electricity even after the sun goes down.
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