/tags/solar-panels Solar Panels en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:46:40 GMT /2024-03-01/tribes-hope-investing-in-alternative-energy-sources-helps-supercharge-their-economy Attendees at the Tribal Clean Energy Summit in California this week discussed hydropower, solar projects, and other alternative energy projects that are taking place on Tribal lands. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:46:40 GMT /2024-03-01/tribes-hope-investing-in-alternative-energy-sources-helps-supercharge-their-economy Yvette Fernandez /2023-09-07/cost-install-rooftop-solar-panels-mountain-west-states More and more Americans are turning to rooftop solar panels to lower their energy bills. But having them installed can be expensive – and the cost varies widely across the Mountain West. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:37:09 GMT /2023-09-07/cost-install-rooftop-solar-panels-mountain-west-states Kaleb Roedel /news/2023-01-24/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-statehouse-discussing-agrivoltaics-and-age-discrimination Colorado could soon become a national leader in solar agriculture. A statehouse Republican is reaching across the aisle for the first time in support of developing the technology. Senate Bill 58, also known as the Job Application Fairness Act, would require most employers in the state to exclude questions that could indicate applicants’ ages. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:10:12 GMT /news/2023-01-24/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-statehouse-discussing-agrivoltaics-and-age-discrimination Nikole Robinson Carroll /regional-news/2022-11-09/as-denver-pushes-to-green-its-rooftops-a-csu-professor-takes-agrivoltaics-to-new-heights A Colorado professor is studying how plants grow under solar panels on rooftops. The research highlights the growing green roof movement — and the challenges cities face in mandating rooftop green space. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-09/as-denver-pushes-to-green-its-rooftops-a-csu-professor-takes-agrivoltaics-to-new-heights Emma VandenEinde