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EGEB: A Colorado steel mill is now the world’s first to run almost entirely on solar

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Bighorn Solar is now powering a Colorado steel mill almost entirely with solar. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

The Truth About Cars

Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century. The Marauder name got ditched in 1966, then revived on a massive personal luxury coupe for 1969 - 1970. Just ask Parnelli Jones!

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Walmart just funded 15 community solar projects across the US

Baua Electric

Walmart’s strategic tax equity investment will drive the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar projects across five states – Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, and California. In Colorado, 41 MW of those projects will serve low and moderate-income homes. Get started here. –ad*

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Tesla Steering Wheel Retrofits have started, and it’s easy to get rid of your yoke

Teslarati

It was all a personal preference, but for those who hated driving with the stalkless Yoke, Tesla started offering the choice of the two when customers would order their vehicles. Out of Spec’s Kyle Conner purchased the Model S/X round steering wheel retrofit kit from Tesla and had the Loveland, Colorado Service team install it for him.

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Here’s what Electrify America’s EV charging plans are for 2024

Baua Electric

As for the rollout of the federal government’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, Electrify America was awarded four NEVI projects in 2023 – one in Colorado and three in Pennsylvania, according to Ohm Analytics , a research firm that tracks the EV charging marketplace. Get started here. –

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In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations

Baua Electric

The US has enough solar installed to cover every residential rooftop in the Four Corners states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. In order to find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. Get started here. –

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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%

Baua Electric

But Horse Heaven has been stuck at the permitting stage with the seven-person Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) for the last three years. Understandably, Horse Heaven’s developer, Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy, isn’t happy. So that decision effectively cuts the number of Horse Heaven’s wind turbines in half.