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 Stories About: Colorado AND electricity grid AND energy
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Smart grid to rock Boulder
City selected for largest U.S. smart grid project |
Patrick Mazza |
18 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| When Xcel Energy announced a few days ago that it had selected Boulder, Colo. as 'the nation's first fully integrated Smart Grid City,' it represented a vitally important step toward creating a low-carbon energy network. Photo: Aidan M. Grey Xcel previously announced its intention to stage the largest and most comprehensive deployment of smart grid technologies in the U.S. ever, and now it says it has targeted Boulder for a several-year effort that will ... |
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| Topics: Colorado, energy, electricity grid (all these topics) |
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Put a grid on it
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David Roberts |
17 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Sweet. Xcel Energy is going to spend $100 million creating a grid city, which will serve as a test bed for smart grid techniques and technologies. It will likely be in Colorado, have a population of around 100,000, and be filled with dirty hippies. If that sounds like your town, maybe you should contact Xcel and lobby on your behalf. |
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| Topics: Colorado, electricity grid, energy (all these topics) |
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